COVID-19 Rural Health Center (RHC) and Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Lump Sum Payments
Recently, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that RHCs and FQHCs may request lump sum payments for administering COVID-19 vaccinations prior to settlement of cost reports. Lump sum amounts will be determined based on 100 percent reasonable cost, similar to influenza and pneumococcal vaccines. To request a lump sum payment in advance [...]