AHCA/NCAL COVID-19 Update | PRF Updates: Phase 4 Awards Continue & Reporting Period 1 Challenges
HRSA announced it is making more than $413 million in Provider Relief Fund Phase 4 General Distribution payments to more than 3,600 providers across the country this week. Providers would have received an email notification on March 21 if their application was among those processed in this latest batch. HRSA is working to review all remaining applications as quickly as possible and anticipates another round of Phase 4 to be released in late April or early May.
More information:
- HHS updated the state-by-state table detailing all Phase 4 payments made to date.
- As individual providers agree to the terms and conditions of Phase 4 payments, it will be reflected on the public dataset.
If you have neither received your Phase 4 award nor a No Pay Letter, your Phase 4 payment likely is still in manual review.
READ MORE: REPORTING PERIOD 1 CHALLENGES
Additional Updates
Five-Star Quality Measure Threshold Rebasing Beginning April 2022: With the refresh of Care Compare at the end of April, CMS will update the individual quality measure thresholds that determine Five-Star Quality ratings. Unlike prior instances, this rebasing will utilize the plan proposed in March 2019, but was put on hold due to the COVID-19 public health emergency. Read More
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