Posted by Angela Denning | Apr 30, 2021
This sign is posted on the door of the Petersburg Post Office. (Photo by Angela Denning/KFSK)
April 30, 2021 Notes from KFSK’s Bi-Weekly COVID-19 Panel Discussion
Petersburg Borough’s Emergency Operations Center Incident Commander Karl Hagerman Incident Commander
–We are happy to report that there are no active cases in Petersburg right now. Things are looking pretty good, the risk level in Petersburg is really low, we’re at yellow, and we’re really happy to see that.
–As we get closer to the Little Norway Festival, I want to thank all the event planners that have submitted mitigation plans for their events and functions. It really helps the community to stay safe and keep our risk level low. Planning for those mitigations and making sure that participations and volunteers are safe during the festival is really important so we appreciate that. The Chamber of Commerce has been working diligently on that as well. They are co
Families seek more flexibility for residents of long-term care facilities
State plans to bring guidance in line with CDC, CMS recommendations Share Updated: 6:36 PM EDT Apr 30, 2021
State plans to bring guidance in line with CDC, CMS recommendations Share Updated: 6:36 PM EDT Apr 30, 2021
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Show Transcript THEY SAY WOULD MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN THEIR LIVES STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY ALL LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES SHOULD BE ALLOWING VISITS BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE ON THE PROPERTY AS LONG AS THERE ISN’T AN OUTBREAK WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS NO CONFUSION MOVING FORWARD BECAUSE THE STATE HAS NO RESTRICTIONS ON VISITING IN A NURSING HOME. THAT DOES NOT HAVE AN OUTBREAK, BUT DAY TRIPS AND OUTINGS ARE STILL NOT AN OPTION. THEY’RE LOSING GROUND. THEY’RE GIVING UP. HOPE WENDY MURPHY SAYS HER DAD HAS NOT LEFT HAND OVER HELL IN MANCHESTER SINCE MARCH OF LAST YEAR AND CONSTANTLY HEARS ONE THING FROM HIM. I WANT MY NORMALCY BACK I
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has adopted new provisions to lower maximum out-of-pocket costs by $400 in the federal health insurance marketplaces in 2022.
The payment notice finalizes a maximum annual limitation on cost-sharing in the ACA market that is $400 below what CMS proposed in November 2020.
CMS filed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2022 and Pharmacy Benefit Manager Standards today, April 30, that is scheduled to be published on May 5.
This is the second payment notice of the year, since CMS announced it would be finalizing the payment notice in multiple phases. The first 2022 payment notice final rule was released in January 2021.