Amanda Waesch, ESQ of Brenna Manna Diamond,LLC (BMD), produced two very good blog posts yesterday on OON Billing and the HHS Terms and Conditions that are both quick but very good reads to ensure you are remaining up to date with everything. Two big items Amanda addressed are the following:

1. “One of the big issues will be balance billing OON patients under the T&Cs. The issue with the small tweak yesterday is that a broad interpretation of a POSSIBLE COVID patient means essentially every patient that presents is COVID-related. So then all OON patients should be billed as in-network under the T&Cs under the public health emergency as every patient is a possible COVID patient.”
2. “Issues with collecting the patient cost-sharing amount from the payor for COVID-related items and services. I’m advising changes to the Patient Financial Responsibility Form and a Billing Policy to show HHS (when they come back to audit!) that the practice was in compliance and understood the T&Cs.”

Below are the links to both of her articles.
https://www.bmdllc.com/resources/blog/pondering-over-patient-billing-cares-act-and-provider-relief-fund-lead-to-more-questions/
https://www.bmdllc.com/resources/blog/important-update-and-faqs-hhs-tweaks-guidance-on-the-cares-act-provider-relief-fund-terms-and-conditions/

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