Author archive for Matt Westerfield

On April 24, 2020, CMS announced that they had developed a Communication Technology Application Template for nursing homes. This...

Due to COVID-19, the Division of Medicaid is delaying the effectiveness of Title 23: Medicaid, Part 223, Chapter 4:...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approved SPA 20-0015 on May 7, 2020. SPA 20-015 allows for flexibilities...

Attention All Providers: Cost-Sharing Waived for COVID-19 Related Services In order to comply with Section 6008(b)(4) of the Families First...

Supplemental payments to be advanced in May In an effort to help Mississippi hospitals combat the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor...

The Division of Medicaid has submitted to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) the following Traumatic Brain...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved the Mississippi Division of Medicaid’s Appendices K: Emergency Preparedness...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved the below Appendix K:  Emergency Preparedness and Response in...

The Division of Medicaid has submitted Appendix K: Emergency Preparedness and Response in response to the COVID-19 outbreak for...

State Plan Amendment (SPA) 19-0021 Pediatric Congenital Heart Surgery, which included the coverage requirements for out-of-state pediatric congenital heart...