This morning, the United States Senate Committee on Finance questioned Pres. Biden’s nominee, Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, for Administrator for Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), as well as Andrea Palm, the nominee...more
4/16/2021
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Best Practices ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Healthcare ,
Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) ,
Medicare ,
Section 340B ,
Surprise Medical Bills ,
Telehealth
On December 21, 2020, Congress passed a long-anticipated additional round of COVID relief legislation as part of the Bipartisan-Bicameral Omnibus COVID Relief Deal. This relief bill provides much-needed stimulus to...more
12/23/2020
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CARES Act ,
Child Care ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Eviction ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
FCC ,
Fee-for-Service ,
Grants ,
Health Care Providers ,
Loan Forgiveness ,
Medicare ,
Moratorium ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Paid Leave ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Physician Fee Schedule ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Relief Measures ,
SBA ,
Telehealth ,
Unemployment Benefits ,
Unemployment Insurance
The House and Senate returned to Washington July 20, and a second Coronavirus Relief Package is at the top of the agenda. Passed in late May on party-line voting, the House Democrats' HEROES Act would provide over $3.5...more
7/21/2020
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
COBRA ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Education ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Health Care Providers ,
HRSA ,
Indian Health Service (IHS) ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
OSHA ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Relief Measures ,
Restaurant Industry ,
SAMHSA ,
Small Business ,
Social Distancing ,
Telehealth ,
Unemployment Benefits