As we enter the third year of the pandemic, life with COVID-19 has become the new “normal” for many Americans. While debate can be had about when a pandemic ends or becomes endemic, there is no dispute that more and more...more
9/15/2022
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Following the Supreme Court’s decision in Biden v. Missouri, CMS will require those states previously subject to federal district court injunctions to be compliant with the “Phase 1” requirements of its Interim Final Rule...more
2/14/2022
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Following the Supreme Court’s decision in Biden v. Missouri, CMS will require several states to be compliant with the “Phase 1” requirements of its Interim Final Rule (“IFC”) as of January 27, 2022. These states include...more
1/27/2022
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On November 11, 2021, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves, in coordination with State Health Officer Thomas Dobbs and MEMA Executive Director Stephen McCraney, announced Mississippi’s COVID-19 State of Emergency (“SOE”) would be...more
11/22/2021
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On November 20, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) and the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (“OIG”) released their highly-anticipated final rules to modernize and...more
12/1/2020
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Mississippi healthcare providers seeking relief for expenses incurred for PPE and COVID-19 testing for staff during the COVID-19 pandemic may now submit applications through the Mississippi Development Authority’s (“MDA”)...more