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On March 22, 2022, HHS announced that it had distributed more than $413 million in Provider Relief Fund (PRF) payments to more than 3,600 health care providers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. HHS directed its disbursement...more
Last week, HHS announced the distribution of more than $560 million in Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Phase 4 General Distribution payments. These payments bring the Phase 4 distribution total to approximately $11.5 billion of...more
Last week, HHS announced the distribution of more than $2 billion in Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Phase 4 General Distribution payments. These payments bring the Phase 4 distribution total to approximately $11 billion of the...more
Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in healthcare regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies, and...more
Last week, HHS released seven new and modified Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding payments distributed to providers via the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund. The FAQs cover a wide range of topics, including appealing...more
Last week, HHS launched the application for both Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Phase 4 and American Rescue Plan (ARP) Rural payments. As described in the September 13, 2021 Health Headlines, HHS made $25.5 billion in new funding...more
The Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Application and Attestation Portal is now open for Phase 4 and American Rescue Plan (ARP) Rural Distribution applications. Distributions received can be used for changes in a provider’s...more
On September 10, 2021, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) offered updates regarding its Provider Relief Fund program, including $25.5 billion in new funding that will soon be made available to health care...more
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced that it will make $25.5 billion available in new COVID-19 relief funds to providers through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). To...more
On Friday, September 10, 2021, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced several developments related to the Provider Relief Fund (PRF). 60-Day Grace Period - First, HHS announced a 60-day grace...more
Since Spring 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has distributed more than $150 billion in Provider Relief Funds (PRF) to health care providers that can be used to reimburse their expenses attributable to...more
On September 10, the Biden-Harris Administration, in conjunction with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announced that $25.5 billion in relief funds will be distributed to healthcare providers through the...more
In the early morning of Feb. 27, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, by a 219-212 vote. Two Democrats joined with a united Republican caucus to oppose the...more
This month, HHS released over twenty new and modified Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding payments distributed to providers via the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund. The FAQs cover a wide range of topics, including...more
As long-term care facilities and other health care providers turn their attention and efforts to COVID-19 vaccination, many have inquired about the ability to use Provider Relief Funding (“Funding”) for vaccine-related costs....more
Many providers have been eagerly awaiting more information related to the new Phase 3 Funding opportunity, which the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) announced on October 1, 2020. After a few days of silence...more
[co-authors: Mara McDermott and Katie Waldo, McDermott+Consultants] This report from McDermott Will & Emery and McDermott+Consulting provides a detailed analysis of the latest Provider Relief Fund (PRF) distributions,...more
Last week, HHS announced that it will now accept additional applicants for the Provider Relief Fund Phase 2 General Distribution. All eligible providers will only receive funding of up to 2 percent of their reported total...more
On August 10, 2020, The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a release announcing that certain Medicare providers are now eligible to submit applications to receive Provider Relief Fund Phase 2 General...more
As explained in our prior alert, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is offering certain Medicare providers an additional opportunity to apply—by August 28, 2020—for Provider Relief Fund (PRF) distributions from...more
The Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) announced some Medicare providers who experienced challenges in the Phase 1 general distribution application period will get a second chance to apply for funds. This limited...more
On July 30, 2020, HHS released several new Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding payments distributed to providers under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Provider Relief Fund. Providers...more
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently issued new guidance regarding reporting and auditing requirements that may impact providers and suppliers who retain payments received from the Public Health and...more
On July 31, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced an opportunity for certain Medicare providers, who missed the chance to apply for additional Provider Relief Fund (PRF) payments from the $20...more
Dentists are now able to receive funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Provider Relief Fund, as a result of the American Dental Association’s advocacy. In a press release dated July 17, 2020, the...more