On March 30, 2020, CMS issued additional Section 1135 blanket waivers to provide the American healthcare system with additional flexibility to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. CMS is authorized under Section 1135 of the...more
4/8/2020
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On January 21, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) confirmed the first case of a new coronavirus, “2019-nCoV” or “Wuhan coronavirus,” in the United States. The patient—like the other four, confirmed...more
1/28/2020
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