Clinical & technical guidance:
For all health care providers
- Fact sheet: Additional Background: Sweeping Regulatory Changes to Help U.S. Healthcare System Address COVID-19 Patient Surge (3/30/20)
- Guidance memo - Exceptions and Extensions for Quality Reporting and Value-based Purchasing Programs (PDF) (3/27/20)
- CMS Adult Elective Surgery and Procedures Recommendations (PDF) (3/19/20)
For health care facilities
- Letter requesting hospitals report data in connection with their efforts to fight the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) (PDF) (3/30/20)
- Accelerated and Advanced Payments Fact Sheet (PDF) (3/28/2020)
- Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Nursing Homes-REVISED (PDF) (3/13/20)
- Guidance for Use of Certain Industrial Respirators by Health Care Personnel (3/10/20)
- Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention Concerning Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Home Health Agencies (3/10/20)
- Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention Concerning Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Dialysis Facilities (3/10/20)
- Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) Requirements and Implications Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (3/9/20)
- Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention Concerning Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) by Hospice Agencies (3/9/20)
- Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention Concerning Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): FAQs and Considerations for Patient Triage, Placement and Hospital Discharge (3/4/20)
- Information for Healthcare Facilities Concerning 2019 Novel Coronavirus Illness (2019-nCoV) (2/6/20)
For labs
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), CLIA Guidance During the COVID-19 Emergency (PDF) (3/27/20)
- Notification to Surveyors of the Authorization for Emergency Use of the CDC 2019-Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Real-Time RT-PCR Diagnostic Panel Assay and Guidance for Authorized Laboratories (2/6/20)
For Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) Organizations
Billing & coding guidance:
- Fact sheet: Expansion of the Accelerated and Advance Payments Program for Providers and Suppliers During COVID-19 Emergency (PDF) (3/30/20)
- Frequently Asked Questions to Assist Medicare Providers (PDF) UPDATED (3/23/20)
- Fact sheet: Medicare Coverage and Payment Related to COVID-19 (PDF) UPDATED (3/23/20)
- Fact sheet: Medicare Telemedicine Healthcare Provider Fact Sheet (3/17/20)
- Medicare Telehealth Frequently Asked Questions (3/17/20)
- MLN Matters article: Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) Response to the Public Health Emergency on the Coronavirus (PDF) (3/17/20)
- Frequently Asked Questions about Medicare Fee-for-Service Emergency-Related Policies and Procedures Without an 1135 Waiver (PDF) (3/16/20)
- Frequently Asked Questions about Medicare Fee-for-Service Emergency-Related Policies and Procedures With an 1135 Waiver (PDF) (3/16/20)
- Fact sheet: Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) COVID-19 Test Pricing (PDF) (3/13/20)
- Fact sheet: Medicaid and CHIP Coverage and Payment Related to COVID-19 (PDF) (3/5/20)
- COVID-19: New ICD-10-CM Code and Interim Coding Guidance (2/20/20)
Survey & certification guidance:
- Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Laboratory Guidance During COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (3/27/20)
- Prioritization of Survey Activities (3/23/20)
- Frequently Asked Questions for State Survey Agency and Accrediting Organization Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (PDF) (3/10/20)
- Frequently Asked Questions and Answers on EMTALA (PDF) (3/9/20)
- Suspension of Survey Activities (3/4/20)
Coverage guidance:
- Long-Term Care Nursing Homes Telehealth and Telemedicine Toolkit (PDF) (3/27/20)
- Frequently Asked Questions to Assist Medicare Providers (PDF) UPDATED (3/23/20)
- Fact sheet: Medicare Coverage and Payment Related to COVID-19 (PDF) UPDATED (3/23/20)
- General Telemedicine Toolkit (PDF) (3/20/20)
- End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Provider Telehealth and Telemedicine Toolkit (PDF) (3/20/20)
- FAQs on Catastrophic Plan Coverage and the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (PDF) (3/19/20)
- Fact sheet: Medicare Telemedicine Healthcare Provider Fact Sheet (3/17/20)
- Medicare Telehealth Frequently Asked Questions (3/17/20)
- FAQs on Essential Health Benefit Coverage and the Coronavirus (COVID-19) (PDF) (3/13/20)
- Guidance to help Medicare Advantage and Part D Plans Respond to COVID-19 (PDF) (3/10/20)
- Fact sheet: Medicaid and CHIP Coverage and Payment Related to COVID-19 (PDF) (3/5/20)
- Fact sheet: Individual and Small Group Market Insurance Coverage (PDF) (3/5/20)
Provider enrollment guidance:
Medicaid & CHIP guidance:
- Federal Medical Percentage Map (FMAP) & Families First Coronavirus Response Act – Increased FMAP FAQs 3/27/20
- State Medicaid Director Letter (SMDL) #20-002 with New Section 1115 Demonstration Opportunity to Aid States With Addressing the Public Health Emergency (3/22/20)
- Section 1135 Waiver Checklist (3/22/20)
- Section 1915 Waiver, Appendix K Template (3/22/20)
- State Plan Flexibilities (3/22/20)
- COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions for State Medicaid and CHIP Agencies-UPDATED (3/18/20)
- COVID-19 Disaster Response Toolkit (3/12/20)
- Medicaid Telehealth Guidance (3/17/20)
Marketplace plan guidance:
- Payment and Grace Period Flexibilities Associated with the COVID-19 National Emergency (PDF) 3/26/20
- FAQs on Availability and Usage of Telehealth Services through Private Health Insurance Coverage in Response to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (PDF) (3/26/20)
- FAQs on Prescription Drugs and the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) for Issuers Offering Health Insurance Coverage in the Individual and Small Group Markets (PDF) (3/26/20)
Open Payments guidance:
Partner resources:
- Open Door Forum Stakeholder Call podcasts & transcripts
- CMS Coronavirus Partner Virtual Toolkit (3/17/20)
Consumer information:
- For people with Medicare
- For people with Marketplace coverage