Myers said her colleagues have talked with lawmakers over the last couple of weeks about extending the waiver, and reception has been positive.What they're saying: For many long-term care hospitals, losing reimbursement flexibility "means that patients that we've been able to care for over the past three and a half years may not have access to our level of care," said April Myers, senior vice president of post-acute operations at Community Hospital Corp. CMS put out a list of frequently asked questions last Thursday confirming that the nursing home three-day waiver, telehealth home care for hospice patients and other flexibilities will end after May 11.Providers have asked for continued flexibility on policies including long-term care hospital reimbursement, requirements for discharges to nursing homes, virtual supervision of resident physicians, expiring telehealth codes and critical access hospital operations, lobbyists told Axios.The backstory: Congress previously extended Medicare telehealth and Hospital-at-Home flexibilities beyond the public health emergency, but a slew of other temporary policies will go away when the PHE ends. Why it matters: Other priorities have taken center stage on the Hill in recent months, but some providers worry about returning to normal operations after more than three years. Congress hasn't moved to extend most provider waivers that will expire at the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency, concerning some providers as the May 11 end date approaches, Maya reports.
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