On May 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the release of $22 billion of the $100 billion public health and social services emergency fund (Provider Relief Fund) appropriated in the...more
Update: Since release of this alert (originally posted April 23), Illinois has continued to update its emergency responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, as covered in part within our national review of stay-at-home and elective...more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released its first phase of recommendations regarding reopening medical facilities for the provision of non-emergent procedures unrelated to the 2019 novel...more
On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). This is alert is part of a series of alerts discussing the CARES Act provisions that are most important to...more
3/31/2020
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On March 25, 2020, the U.S. Senate passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) by a 96-0 vote. Thereafter, on March 27, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives agreed to pass the CARES Act (H.R....more
3/30/2020
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In an effort to keep nursing home residents and staff safe in the midst of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...more
During this unprecedented public health emergency created by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), in an effort to slow the spread, protect healthcare providers and consumers from exposure, and ensure healthcare resources remain...more
On March 16, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed corrections to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201), which was originally passed by the House on March 14, 2020. On March 19, the...more
On March 14, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 363 to 40 (with one representative voting present) to pass H.R. 6201 – Families First Coronavirus Response Act. The bipartisan legislation, negotiated between House...more
As part of the White House Coronavirus Task Force’s ongoing efforts to respond to and contain the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19), on March 10, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a...more