The Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Reporting Portal opened for Reporting Period 2 on January 1, 2022. Recipients who received one or more General and/or Targeted PRF payments exceeding $10,000 in the aggregate from July 1, 2020...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
On June 11, 2021, HHS published an updated Post-Payment Notice of Reporting Requirements (the Notice). Notably, the Notice describes how the period of availability of CARES Act Provider Relief Fund (PRF) payments is based on...more
On April 27, 2021, CMS issued the fiscal year (FY) 2022 proposed rule for the hospital inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) and long-term care hospital (LTCH) prospective payment system (the Proposed Rule). Among...more
5/10/2021
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Last week, as reported in the December 21 Health Headlines, bipartisan congressional leaders announced they had reached an agreement on a COVID-19 relief package––which would be combined into one end of year legislative...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
12/28/2020
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Under the Provider Relief Fund Terms and Conditions, each recipient is required to submit reports to HHS. This notice supplements HHS’ July 20, 2020 Post-Payment Notice of Reporting Requirements (previously reported on here)....more
9/23/2020
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On August 25, 2020, CMS announced two new changes pertaining to nursing homes during the COVID-19 public health emergency. First, CMS published an interim final rule with comment period (IFC), which requires nursing home...more
Following President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency related to COVID-19 on March 13, 2020, CMS has been swiftly approving states’ requests for flexibilities for their Medicaid programs as they continue to battle...more