On September 10, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced $25.5 billion in new funding that will be made available to health care providers to reimburse health care related expenses and revenue losses...more
On Friday, June 11, 2021, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the deadlines by when health care providers must use COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund (PRF) payments and submit reports to HHS on use of...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
On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act, a $1.9 trillion package to provide relief related to the COVID-19 public health emergency. The final legislation, which passed with support from...more
3/22/2021
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On December 21, 2020, the House and Senate passed fiscal year (FY) 2021 federal omnibus appropriations legislation that included the fifth measure passed by Congress to address the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to providing...more
12/28/2020
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On September 19, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released detailed guidance outlining reporting requirements for health care providers that receive payments from the COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund...more
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act provided $150 billion to the Department of Treasury to be issued to states and local governments through the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF), also referred to as...more
On June 9, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced additional payments under the COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund to reimburse providers for health care related expenses and revenue losses attributable...more
On May 1, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced additional payments under the COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund to reimburse providers for health care related expenses and revenue losses attributable...more
5/15/2020
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On April 23, 2020, the House of Representatives passed the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, which previously passed the Senate on April 21, 2020, and is expected to be signed into law by the...more
4/26/2020
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Health care providers are beginning to receive payments from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to address expenses and revenue losses related to coronavirus (COVID-19). On April 10, 2020, HHS announced the...more
Both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives have now passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, and the President is expected to sign the bill into law shortly. The CARES Act appropriates...more
3/27/2020
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The Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Office of Pharmacy Affairs (OPA) has created a COVID-19 Resources page on its website providing information for 340B drug pricing program stakeholders. In particular,...more
3/25/2020
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On Thursday, March 19, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell introduced the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the CARES Act), which contains provisions to provide emergency assistance for individuals, families and...more
Introduction - On March 14, 2020, the House passed H.R. 6201, known as the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. An issue arose regarding a needed "technical amendment" that required further action by the House. That work...more