After months of quiet introspection, on June 11, 2021, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released long-awaited updated Post-Payment Notice of Reporting Requirements, which outlines updated reporting...more
Yesterday, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Act), which narrowly passed the U.S. Senate (50 – 49) and House of Representatives (220 – 211) earlier this week. The Act provides for $1.9...more
3/12/2021
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On December 4, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) revised its Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund (Relief Fund) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), indicating that providers must return Relief...more
12/9/2020
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The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) quietly released a Post-Payment Notice of Reporting Requirements (Notice) over the weekend, which provides some initial details regarding the reporting requirements...more
9/23/2020
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On Friday, May 22, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a press release announcing that it has begun distributing nearly $4.9 billion to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) to “support nursing homes...more
Following the announcement of additional allocations from the $100 billion Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund (PHSSEF) under the CARES Act, on April 24, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)...more
On April 21, the U.S. Senate approved an additional $100 billion in funding for the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund established under the CARES Act, including $75 billion for eligible healthcare providers and...more
On Friday, April 10, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a press release announcing the immediate delivery of the first $30 billion tranche of the $100 billion Public Health and Social Services...more
At the White House Coronavirus Task Force press briefing on April 7, Seema Verma, the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), announced that this week CMS will begin distributing $30 billion of...more
As the number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues to tick upward in the United States, administrative agencies are taking steps on a national scale to ensure that adequate healthcare items...more
3/23/2020
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