CMS Releases COVID-19 Test Related Policy and Regulatory Revisions

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released an Interim Final Rule with Comment Period (IFC), which is expected to be published May 8, 2020. The IFC builds on CMS’s previous efforts to provide healthcare systems with the flexibility to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, such as expanding diagnostic testing and encouraging innovative uses of technology and capacity.