The Health Resources & Services Administration (“HRSA”) has allowed Provider Relief Fund (“Fund”) recipients who failed to timely report on use of Funds, but still retained them, to request to report late. We previously...more
States now have through March 31, 2025 to use the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) funding made available by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The announcement was made by the U.S. Department of Health and...more
The initial phase of Provider Relief Funds (“Funds”) was distributed in April 2020, and since then, many providers have been playing catch up. The Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) recently addressed two...more
As of March 9, 2021, the United States House of Representatives was continuing work to pass the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (H.R. 1319), the Biden Administration’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill. ...more
On Monday, January 11, 2021, the Georgia Department of Public Health expanded the COVID-19 vaccine in Phase 1a+, to new populations including adults aged 65 and older and first responders, including law enforcement and...more
While the release of Provider Relief Fund Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) has dwindled in the last month, the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has continued to issue new FAQs on a more limited basis. On December...more
Health care providers have seen a steady stream of Provider Relief Fund (PRF) updates from the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS). In exciting news, on December 16, 2020, HHS announced that it completed the review...more
In this article, we update our previous article related to state COVID-19 funding efforts and examine continued developments across the country. In particular these funding opportunities offer welcome relief for those on the...more
As discussed in previous articles, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has disbursed significant funding to many provider types. Certain providers on the front lines have been largely left out, including...more
Provider relief funds have been distributed primarily to Medicare-certified programs to date. Medicaid providers that do not participate in Medicare are bearing most if not all of the same expenses and losses as Medicare...more
The most common question among providers concerns the retention of CARES Act Provider Relief Funds (the “Relief Funds”) distributed by the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) as part of its initial General...more
The Department of Health & Human Services continues to release significant updates with respect to provider relief funds. Given the critical need for the funds and the likely government audits down the road, providers should...more
HHS Announces Allocation of Initial $100 Billion - The initial $30 billion disbursement from HHS to health care providers across the country was a part of a much larger $100 billion fund. HHS announced an outline of planned...more
This article is one in a series related to the Medicare Relief Fund. As noted in a previous article, the new Attestation Portal is available to providers that receive Medicare relief funding. In this article, we review the...more
As discussed in our previous article, healthcare providers that received Medicare relief funds must sign an attestation confirming receipt of the funds and agreeing to the terms and conditions of payment. The attestation is...more
Many Medicare providers awoke the morning of Friday April 10, 2020 to an influx of Medicare funds. The funds are a $30 billion portion of the $100 billion stimulus fund intended to provide relief to healthcare providers...more
As the single largest payor for health care in the United States, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has recognized and acted on the need to move quickly in the fight against COVID-19....more