7/1/2021 10:10:52 PM Provider Relief Fund Reporting Portal open for reporting Period 1 By Caitlin Chambers On July 1, 2021, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), through the Health Resources and Services Administration...
12/22/2020 6:40:47 PM Congress passes legislation impacting the Provider Relief Fund By Caitlin Chambers In the evening of December 21, 2020, both Houses of Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, H.R. 133. The sprawling,...
11/6/2020 8:08:45 PM CMS finalizes rule to ensure no-cost COVID-19 vaccine By David Hartmann On October 28, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an interim final rule with comment period (IFR) in an...
7/21/2020 4:34:21 PM HHS releases final rule and fact sheet to clarify Part 2: Standards for Substance Use Disorder Record Protection, Disclosure, and Registry By Catherine David Lauren Bentlage Arielle Lusardi Adriana Santomero +1 more... Show less After nearly a full year of public comment consideration, last week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Substance...
6/11/2020 9:43:31 PM HHS announces another round of CARES Act funding for Medicaid and CHIP providers as well as Safety Net Hospitals By Carrie Gorner On June 9, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced additional distributions from the CARES Act Provider...
6/1/2020 7:08:10 PM OIG releases strategic plan for oversight of COVID-19 response By Vicki Tankle Following the distribution of billions of relief aid to healthcare providers and amidst the guidance issued around reopening of nursing...
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...
5/18/2020 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...