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CMS Administrator Publishes Blog Post on Expansion of Medicare Telehealth Services

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By Jeff Wurzburg (US) on July 17, 2020

On Wednesday, July 15, 2020, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Seema Verma, published a blog post on the Health Affairs Blog discussing CMS’ efforts to expand telehealth for Medicare beneficiaries during the COVID-19 pandemic and…

COVID-19 Update: Highly-Impacted and Rural Hospital Distribution Imminent

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By Jeff Wurzburg (US) on May 3, 2020

On the evening of May 1, 2020, HHS announced that it will distribute an additional $22 billion in payments from the Provider Relief Fund to hospitals with high volumes of COVID-19 patients ($12 billion) and rural hospitals ($10 billion) in…

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CMS Pauses Accelerated and Advanced Payments Programs

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By Mark Faccenda (US) & Jeff Wurzburg (US) on April 27, 2020

CMS announced on Sunday, April 26, that it is suspending payments under the Advanced Payments Program to Part B suppliers immediately and reevaluating payment amounts under the Accelerated Payment Program.  The Accelerated and Advanced Payments Programs enable Medicare providers…

COVID-19 Update: Senate Committee Announces “Aggressive Oversight” of Small Business Paycheck Protection Program loans

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By Jeff Wurzburg (US) & Hayley White (US) on April 24, 2020

On Monday, April 20, 2020, Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) announced, in his role as Chairman of the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, that “the Committee would conduct aggressive oversight” of loans already made pursuant to the Paycheck Protection…

HHS Releases Information on Remaining CARES Act Provider Relief Fund Payments

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By Mark Faccenda (US) & Jeff Wurzburg (US) on April 22, 2020

On April 21, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service (“HHS”) announced how the remaining $70 billion of CARES Act funds in the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund (“Relief Fund”) will be distributed.  HHS explained that…

Healthcare and Coronavirus Testing Funding in the $484 Billion Relief Package

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By Mark Faccenda (US) & Jeff Wurzburg (US) on April 22, 2020

On Tuesday, April 21, the U.S. Senate approved a $484 billion coronavirus relief package aimed at reviving the depleted loan program for small businesses and providing funds for hospitals and coronavirus testing.  The House of Representatives is expected to vote…

COVID-19 Update: Provider Relief Fund Attestation Portal Opens

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By Mark Faccenda (US) & Jeff Wurzburg (US) on April 17, 2020

On April 10, 2020, CMS made $30 billion in aggregate Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund (“Relief Fund”) payments to providers, with each provider receiving a proportionate distribution based on how much that provider billed Medicare fee-for-service in 2019.  …

COVID-19 Update: Behavioral healthcare regulatory changes and considerations during the COVID-19 outbreak

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By Purvi Maniar (US), Sarah Jean Kilker (US) & Hayley White (US) on April 17, 2020

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been a multitude of regulatory changes and strategies adopted in an effort to provide the American healthcare system with added flexibilities during this public health crisis. With the stress of these uncertain and isolating…

COVID-19 Update: HHS Releases Details of CARES Act Provider Relief Fund

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By Jeff Wurzburg (US) & Mark Faccenda (US) on April 10, 2020

On Friday morning April 10, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) released details regarding the first $30 billion in payments under the CARES Act.  The CARES Act provides a total of $100 billion in relief funds to…

COVID-19 update: CMS publishes fact sheet describing process for providers and suppliers seeking CARES Act Medicare accelerated and advance payments

Posted on March 30, 2020

On March 28, 2020, CMS released guidance related to the expanded accelerated and advance payments provided under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act signed into law by President Trump on March 27. These payments are typically available…

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