HHS has recently issued a great number of clarifications to multiple aspects of its Provider Relief Fund programs authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act....more
On April 27, 2020, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announced guidance for health care providers regarding HRSA COVID-19 Claims...more
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act makes $100 billion in funds available to hospitals and other health care providers for health care-related expenses or lost revenues attributable to COVID-19. The...more
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is in the process of completing a $50 billion general distribution (General Distribution) from the $100 billion available to health care providers through the Public Health...more
On April 10, 2020, the federal government began distributing $30 billion of the $100 billion in funds that the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) makes available to health care providers through...more
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has begun to file health care fraud and kickback cases arising from the novel coronavirus crisis. For example, on March 30, 2020, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey...more
On March 30, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an unprecedented list of Stark Law blanket waivers under its emergency authority granted in Section 1135 of the Social Security Act (the Act)...more
Following President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency, Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar announced on March 13, 2020 a waiver pursuant to Section 1135 of the Social Security Act of numerous laws and...more