The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that it will issue emergency regulations expanding its requirement for nursing home staff to be vaccinated to include workers at Medicare and Medicaid-certified...more
9/17/2021
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When submitting a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan request, medical providers and all other borrowers must certify in good faith that “[c]urrent economic uncertainty makes this loan request necessary to support the...more
5/14/2020
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has expanded its accelerated and advance payment program to provide immediate interest-free cash support to Medicare providers during the COVID-19 public health...more
4/7/2020
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Relief Measures
In light of the shortage of COVID-19 laboratory testing services, and the overall pressures on the healthcare industry created by responding to the crisis, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have issued...more
On June 9, 2015, the Office of Inspector General ("OIG") of the Department of Health & Human Services issued a Fraud Alert reprising a familiar theme: ensuring that physician compensation arrangements comply with the...more