CMS issues interpretive guidance for burden reduction rule
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today released interpretive guidance for emergency preparedness provisions in its 2019 final rule reducing certain regulatory burdens for providers participating in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. The document also includes additional planning and preparedness guidance for emerging infectious diseases.
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