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OIG: COVID-19 UIP Overpaid Providers $784M; HRSA Will Recoup Money

Hospitals and other providers should brace for recoupment of possibly hundreds of millions of dollars they were reportedly overpaid for services provided under the COVID-19 uninsured program (UIP) in the wake of new audit...more

McDermott Will & Emery

HRSA and OIG Begin Recovery and Audits of the COVID-19 Funding Programs

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The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) reminded providers through a program update on Monday, June 5, 2023, that the Provider Relief Fund (PRF) and COVID-19 Uninsured Program (UIP) Terms and Conditions...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Update to: A Lifeline Amidst Turbulent Times: California Lawmakers Approve Emergency Loans for Struggling Hospitals

As an update to our previous post, on Monday, May 15, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 112 (“AB 112”), which is designed to provide critical relief to qualified struggling hospitals across...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

[Webinar] Health Care Antitrust Under President Biden 2.0 - Almost One Year In: What Have We Learned About The Democrats’ Approach...

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In March 2021, our experienced intellectual property, antitrust, and health care litigation lawyers shared some predictions on antitrust policy and enforcement in the health care sector. In “Health Care Antitrust under...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Podcast: American Rescue Plan Delivers New Stimulus Funding - Diagnosing Health Care

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The $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, the American Rescue Plan, includes money for rural hospitals, billions of dollars for COVID-19 testing and contact tracing, and extra subsidies to help people buy health coverage...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

[Webinar] Ten Health Care Imperatives for the Decade Ahead: Ensuring Access to Coverage and Care - March 31st, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm...

Join Manatt and Innovators From Callen-Lorde and NY State of Health for a Dynamic Roundtable Exploring New Policy Opportunities and Strategies for Advancing Coverage and Care. Access to coverage and care is the linchpin of...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

American Rescue Plan Act of 2021: Healthcare Highlights

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Yesterday, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Act), which narrowly passed the U.S. Senate (50 – 49) and House of Representatives (220 – 211) earlier this week. The Act provides for $1.9...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Update: House Passes, President to Sign American Rescue Plan With Senate Healthcare Provisions

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On March 10, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, on a largely partisan basis by a 220-211 vote. Final passage came four days after the U.S. Senate amended...more

K&L Gates LLP

Health Care Triage: What AMCs May Expect in Health Care Policy Priorities from the New Congress and the Biden Administration

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In this episode, Health Care partner Rebecca Schaefer interviews Karishma Page, partner of the firm’s Public Policy and Law practice group, on what is likely to be coming down the pike in the health care policy landscape of...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

COVID-19 Hospice How-To Series: The Latest on Using and Reporting Your Provider Relief Funds

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The “rules of the road” for Provider Relief Funds continue to evolve. Recent actions by Congress and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services provide further clarification in key areas that are helpful to hospices. In...more

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Dialysis & Nephrology Digest - January 2021

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Congress’ year-end spending bill includes increase to Medicare physician fee schedule, surprise medical bill protection - Sweeping federal legislation signed into law on Dec. 27 combines $1.4-trillion in spending...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

COVID-19 Vaccine Now Available for First Responders and Adults Aged 65 and Older in Georgia

On Monday, January 11, 2021, the Georgia Department of Public Health expanded the COVID-19 vaccine in Phase 1a+, to new populations including adults aged 65 and older and first responders, including law enforcement and...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Congress Establishes New Medicare Provider Category and Reimbursement for Rural Emergency Hospitals

Year-end COVID-19 relief legislation approved by Congress established Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs) as a new Medicare provider type effective January 1, 2023. REHs, defined as providers that furnish certain outpatient...more

Hogan Lovells

Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, January 2021 # 2

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In Washington: In a statement on Monday, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Stephen Hahn and Peter Marks, director of the agency’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, responded that it was...more

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COVID-19: Reimbursement Corner: Graduate Medical Education Gets Major Boost from Congressional Appropriations Bill

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Shortly before midnight on 21 December 2020, Congress passed with broad bipartisan support the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, which contains $2.3 trillion in spending aimed at stimulating the economy and providing...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, December 2020 # 14

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In Washington: With only hours to spare, House and Senate lawmakers were forced to pass a last-minute short-term extension of government funding (H.J. Res. 107) to stave off a government shutdown while congressional...more

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HHS Changes Course: Requires Repayment of Excess Relief Funds Received

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On December 4, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) revised its Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund (Relief Fund) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), indicating that providers must return Relief...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

Coronavirus in the Workplace - December 1, 2020

The COVID-19 crisis has changed the landscape of our workplaces, now and in the future. As we navigate these turbulent times, Bond will provide guidance during a 45-minute webinar each Tuesday. Business Recovery Issues In...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Frequently Asked Questions: CARES Act Phase 3 Provider Relief Fund General Distribution

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On October, 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the availability of an additional $20 billion in relief funding for providers – including specifically for behavioral health providers and...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, October 2020 # 9

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In Washington: President Trump said Thursday that he is willing to go higher than his current $1.8 trillion offer for the next coronavirus stimulus package as negotiations continue. “Go big or go home,” Trump told Fox...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, October 2020 # 5

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In Washington: After halting coronavirus stimulus negotiations on Tuesday afternoon, President Donald Trump hours later signaled he would support specific coronavirus relief measures on stimulus checks, help for the...more

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HHS now accepting applications for $20 billion in Phase 3 relief funding

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), has announced the availability of $20 billion in additional funding for providers. The application...more

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CMS “Hospitals Without Walls” Flexibilities – New Opportunities And Risks

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One of the most frightening risks of the COVID-19 pandemic is the potential for health systems to become overwhelmed. Houston, like many other regions of the country has seen rapid, often unpredictable increases of cases...more

Baker Donelson

Liability Protection Provisions in the New Republican COVID Relief Package

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Throughout the summer, Senate Majority Leader McConnell has emphasized that any additional COVID relief package would include COVID-related liability protections. While negotiations on an additional COVID package between the...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

What We Know Now: CARES Act Provider Relief Fund Distributions to Date

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued ongoing announcements and updates with respect to the Provider Relief Fund—that is, the $175 billion in direct-to-provider funding authorized by the Coronavirus...more

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