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CMS Provides New Avenues for Freestanding EDs to Participate in Medicare and Medicaid

[04/29/20]

Posted on April 29, 2020 in Health Law News

Published by: Hall Render

On April 21, 2020, CMS issued a Memorandum identifying state-licensed freestanding independent emergency departments (“Freestanding EDs”) as a critical resource in expanding capacity for hospitals during the COVID-19 public health emergency (“PHE”) and detailing how Freestanding EDs may begin to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs during the PHE. The Memo comes shortly... READ MORE

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