In recent days, the federal government has taken two significant steps to increase healthcare funding to assist providers in responding to the medical and economic consequences of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
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4/30/2020
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The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, known as the “CARES Act,” became law on March 27, 2020. The CARES Act implements wide-ranging changes to law and funding designed to ameliorate the coronavirus...more
03.16.2020 | Updates By a vote of 363-40 the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, on March 14, 2020. The bill now proceeds to the U.S. Senate, and the White House has...more
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has reached a settlement with hospice company AseraCare, closing a 12-year-old saga that carries substantial implications for False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement in cases involving a...more
3/10/2020
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Court raised the bar last week for what states must prove to establish that their Medicaid provider reimbursement rates are sufficient to ensure a robust network of providers...more