The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has updated its Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding the $50 billion general allocation from the Provider Relief Fund and has issued new FAQs regarding the...more
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has extended the deadline for health care providers to attest to receipt of payments from the Provider Relief Fund and accept the Terms and Conditions.
Providers will...more
Like thousands of other businesses across the country, many of you reading this article have applied for and received (or will hopefully soon be receiving) assistance funds through the Small Business Association’s (SBA)...more
April 27, 2020: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has now made available a set of frequently asked questions (FAQs) regarding its General Distribution Portal. Providers are using this portal to verify certain...more
April 22, 2020: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced this afternoon the distribution of over $40 billion of additional funds from the $100 billion provider relief fund (the Relief Fund) under the...more
April 25, 2020: Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) opened its General Distribution Portal where providers who do not already submit cost reports to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services...more
On April 10, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) began delivering the initial $30 billion tranche from the $100 billion provider relief fund (the Relief Fund) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and...more
Late on April 16, 2020, the SBA announced that its Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was out of funding and the agency would not be accepting any more applications for the $349 billion program. This left many small business...more
Late on April 7, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a press release announcing that it has delivered nearly $34 billion in the past week to health care providers on the frontlines battling the...more
Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the delivery of the initial $30 billion tranche from the $100 billion provider relief fund established under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic...more
4/14/2020
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The CARES Act adds $100 billion to the “Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund” to reimburse “eligible health care providers” for “health care-related expenses or lost revenues that are attributable to Coronavirus.”...more
4/14/2020
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On March 30, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued blanket waivers on certain sanctions under the physician self-referral law, also known as the “Stark Law.”...more
4/10/2020
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Whether you are a recently forged startup or rapidly growing business venture, you likely have a strategy, technique, procedure, trade secret, or some other confidential information you hold dear to your success. ...more
If you are a dentist who writes prescriptions to Medicare beneficiaries for drugs covered under Medicare Part D, this article contains important information for you and your patients regarding your new enrollment requirements...more
6/17/2015
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The Emergency Medical Services and Surprise Bills Law (the "New Law"), which goes into effect March 31, 2015, increases protection of New York consumers from "surprise bills" received for medical services performed by certain...more