5/26/2020 7:19:43 PM CARES Act Relief Funds: HHS continues rolling updates to FAQs and extends attestation deadline by another 45 days By Daniel Fundakowski On May 21, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued additional guidance, by again updating its FAQs, for...
5/21/2020 10:31:13 PM HHS Office of General Counsel advises that the PREP Act preempts state and local requirements that prevent pharmacists from testing for COVID-19 By Megan Engel Jessica Christensen Earlier this week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of General Counsel issued Advisory Opinion 20-02, which...
5/20/2020 9:44:49 PM Nursing homes face increased scrutiny by attorneys general during COVID-19 By Divonne Smoyer Paul W. Connell Christine Cogbill Noonan Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced on May 12, 2020, that his office is investigating several nursing homes in the...
5/20/2020 5:22:14 PM CMS issues nursing home reopening recommendations for state and local officials By Megan Engel Jessica Christensen With portions of the country beginning to reopen, on May 18, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its...
5/18/2020 2:26:27 PM CMS releases additional COVID-19 blanket waivers for health care providers By Daniel Fundakowski On May 11, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a new suite of blanket waivers for hospitals and other...
5/15/2020 8:00:37 PM CARES Act Relief Funds: HHS updates General Distribution Fund FAQs and extends attestation deadline from 30 days to 45 days By Daniel Fundakowski Sonia Nguyen On May 6, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued additional guidance, by way of updated FAQs, for providers...
5/7/2020 5:21:14 PM U.S. Department of Education releases higher education grants under CARES Act, but also invokes False Claims Act By Rick Robinson Lesley Reynolds James Segroves Daniel Fundakowski +1 more... Show less Academic medical centers and other health care entities operating within institutes of higher education need to be aware of the...