On Oct. 13, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued Advisory Opinion 23-07 approving a multispecialty physician practice’s proposal to pay bonuses to each of its...more
Two Weeks Left: Approaching Deadline to Report Period 4 Provider Relief Fund Payments -
Most healthcare providers received Provider Relief Fund (PRF) funding (as described in greater detail in a previous McGuireWoods...more
May 18 Deadline to Request Late Reporting for Provider Relief Fund Period 2 -
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a deadline extension for providers that received $10,000 or more in the second...more
Looming Deadlines to Report Provider Relief Fund Period 2 Payments and COVID-19 Vaccine Claims -
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reporting portal remains open only through March 31, 2022, at 11:59...more
HHS to Reopen Provider Relief Fund Period 1 Reporting Dec. 13-20 -
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reporting portal includes a new statement appearing to give providers an additional week in...more
HHS Grants Reporting Grace Period Until Nov. 30 for Provider Relief Fund -
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced a 60-day grace period to allow providers to comply with the Provider...more
Any healthcare provider that received at least $10,000 from the Provider Relief Fund (described further below) during the first half of 2020 must report on its use of those funds by Sept. 30, 2021. To facilitate these...more
Healthcare providers will have 90 days, beginning July 1, 2021, to report on funds they received in the first half of 2020 from the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund (Provider Relief Fund)....more
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on Jan. 15, 2021, that it was delaying both (i) the deadline for the initial final report from recipients of the Public Health and Social Services Emergency...more
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently issued updated reporting requirements, a policy update memo and answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) addressing mandatory final reports from recipients...more
On Oct. 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administrative (HRSA), announced $20 billion in new Phase 3 General Distribution Funding for providers from the...more
On July 10, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it will allow dentists and other dental providers to apply for relief from the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund (Provider...more
Update (June 11, 2020): This article was originally published on June 9, 2020. It has been updated to reflect new guidance released on June 10, 2020, by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the updated...more
On June 9, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it will distribute $25 billion from the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund (Provider Relief Fund) to healthcare providers...more
General Distribution Portal Submission Closing on June 3, 2020 -
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced on May 20 that eligible providers have until June 3, 2020, to accept the Terms and Conditions and...more
After issuing additional guidance regarding the Provider Relief Fund on May 6, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on May 7 that providers would be given 15 additional days (through at least...more
On April 27, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through its Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), provided additional guidance for healthcare providers seeking to participate in the...more
On April 22, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the release of the remaining $70 billion of the $100 billion Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund (Provider Relief Fund)...more
The Provider Relief Fund Attestation Portal is now open, so eligible healthcare providers can accept or reject the initial funds released from the $100 billion Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund appropriated in...more
Update: This article was originally published on April 9, 2020. It has been updated to reflect new guidance released on April 10, 2020, by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regarding the delivery of the...more
After a number of years of little HIPAA enforcement activity, the tides appear to be turning.
From September 2015 through April 2016, HIPAA settlements have averaged more than one a month. The dollar amounts involved are...more
As of December 26, 2014, HHS reported that 6.5 million consumers have obtained health insurance coverage from HealthCare.gov, bringing the total number of enrollees in federal and state exchanges to over 7 million. Of the...more