Last week, HHS announced the distribution of more than $560 million in Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Phase 4 General Distribution payments. These payments bring the Phase 4 distribution total to approximately $11.5 billion of...more
The Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Reporting Portal opened for Reporting Period 2 on January 1, 2022. Recipients who received one or more General and/or Targeted PRF payments exceeding $10,000 in the aggregate from July 1, 2020...more
Last week, HHS announced the distribution of approximately $9 billion in CARES Act Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Phase 4 payments. The average payment for small providers is $58,000, for medium providers is $289,000, and for...more
Last week, HHS released seven new and modified Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding payments distributed to providers via the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund. The FAQs cover a wide range of topics, including appealing...more
On June 11, 2021, HHS published an updated Post-Payment Notice of Reporting Requirements (the Notice). Notably, the Notice describes how the period of availability of CARES Act Provider Relief Fund (PRF) payments is based on...more
Last week, HHS released eleven modified Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding payments distributed to providers via the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund. The FAQs cover audits and overpayments, sharing funds with...more
Last week, as reported in the December 21 Health Headlines, bipartisan congressional leaders announced they had reached an agreement on a COVID-19 relief package––which would be combined into one end of year legislative...more
This month, HHS released over twenty new and modified Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding payments distributed to providers via the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund. The FAQs cover a wide range of topics, including...more
12/28/2020
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On October 22, 2020, HHS expanded the Provider Relief Fund Phase 3 General Distribution eligibility pool to include residential treatment facilities, chiropractors, and eye and vision providers that had not yet received any...more
Under the Provider Relief Fund Terms and Conditions, each recipient is required to submit reports to HHS. This notice supplements HHS’ July 20, 2020 Post-Payment Notice of Reporting Requirements (previously reported on here)....more
9/23/2020
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Terms and Conditions
On September 1, 2020, HHS announced that assisted living facilities (ALFs) that do not bill Medicare or Medicaid may now apply for funding under the Provider Relief Fund Phase 2 General Distribution allocation. HHS has...more
Last week, HHS announced that it will now accept additional applicants for the Provider Relief Fund Phase 2 General Distribution. All eligible providers will only receive funding of up to 2 percent of their reported total...more