On April 8, 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced the first charges brought in connection with alleged fraud on the Accelerated and Advance Payment Program, administered by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...more
On April 1, 2021, CMS announced that it began recovering COVID-19 Accelerated and Advance Payments (CAAPs) from Medicare providers and suppliers as early as March 30, 2021. Repayments begin one year from the date CMS...more
Medicare providers and suppliers that received Medicare loans to address cash flow issues stemming from the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) may start seeing a reduction in Medicare reimbursement as Medicare begins to...more
Nursing homes that received Medicare loans to address cash flow issues stemming from the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) may soon see a reduction in Medicare reimbursement as Medicare begins to recoup a portion of...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has stressed the M&A market at every stage of the deal-making process – from complicating on-site visits and intensifying the diligence process to introducing valuation gaps (relative to pre-COVID-19...more
During the COVID-19 pandemic, CMS has issued approximately $106 billion in loans to providers who were struggling with cash flows and financing in the early stages of the pandemic. This month, the Continuing Appropriations...more
On October 8, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released new details on repayment terms for the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Program, a loan program that sent aid to Medicare Part A providers and...more
The Accelerated and Advance Payment (AAP) program is a Medicare loan program that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) typically uses in emergency situations. On March 28, CMS expanded the AAP program to help...more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on April 26 that it will no longer be accepting new applications for the Medicare Accelerated/Advanced Payment Program (AAPP)....more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) surprised stakeholders on Sunday, April 26, with an announcement that it would be reevaluating the amounts that will be paid under its Accelerated Payment Program and...more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has been working tirelessly throughout this declared state of public health emergency due to COVID-19 to protect beneficiaries from this highly contagious disease. In that...more
On April 26, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it was immediately suspending its advance payment program to Part B suppliers, and re-evaluating the amounts that will be paid to providers under...more
On March 28, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced that the agency would provide relief to Medicare providers and suppliers by expanding the Accelerated and Advance Payment Program for the...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
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, or CARES Act, was passed by Congress and signed into law by the President on March 27, 2020. In addition to programs that are available to businesses, including health...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
On March 30, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced an expansion of Accelerated and Advance Payments Program (the “Program”) for providers and suppliers impacted by the COVID-19 public health...more
On March 28, 2020, in connection with the recently enacted Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it is expanding its accelerated and advance...more
Congress passed and the President signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Pub. L. 116-136) (“CARES Act”) on March 27, 2020. We recently provided guidance on how the CARES Act impacts hospitals. ...more
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 emergency. ...more
In response to the COVID-19 public health emergency, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on Saturday March 28, 2020, that it is expanding its Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Program (AAPP) to...more
As reported in Seyfarth’s April 2, 2020 COVID-19 Update, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Pub. L. 116-136) (“CARES Act” or “Act”)...more
In this week’s episode, Mary Beth Johnston, Carolyn Merritt and Leah Richardson discuss the ways in which the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) response to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak is easing certain...more
With the aim of enabling providers to focus attention and resources on fighting the COVID1-19 pandemic, CMS announced over the weekend that it intends to alleviate some of Medicare participating providers’ and suppliers’...more