Coronavirus Update for Thursday, March 11
The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as of 2:45 p.m. on Thursday, March 11. White House The White House has posted a transcript of the March 10 press briefing provided by its COVID-19 response team and [...]
2019 Change in Public Charge Rule to Disappear
Shortly after taking office the Biden administration stopped enforcing 2019 changes in the so-called public charge rule and now the Supreme Court has agreed to a Justice Department request to dismiss an upcoming case challenging that rule. The public charge [...]
MedPAC Meets
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission met in Washington, D.C. last week to discuss various Medicare payment issues. Among the issues discussed at MedPAC’s March meeting were: Medicare beneficiary access to care in rural areas skilled nursing facility value-based purchasing program [...]
Coronavirus Update for Monday, March 8
The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as of 2:45 p.m. on Monday, March 8. New CDC Guidance for Fully Vaccinated People The CDC has issued new guidance on how people who are fully vaccinated can [...]
Coronavirus Update for Friday, March 5
The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as of 2:30 p.m. on Friday, March 5. White House The White House has posted a transcript of the March 3 press briefing provided by its COVID-19 response team [...]
NASH Stresses Three Needs From COVID Relief Bill
Extension of the current moratorium on Medicare sequestration. Additional resources for the Provider Relief Fund. Another delay in hospital repayment of funds they received from the federal government through the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Program. These are the three [...]
MACPAC Looks at Recipients of Provider Relief Fund Grants
What kinds of providers did and did not receive grants from the CARES Act’s Provider Relief Fund? What were the obstacles to receiving those COVID-19 relief grants and why did some providers fare better in the distribution of Provider Relief [...]
Coronavirus Update for Tuesday, March 2
The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as of 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday, March 2. White House The White House has posted a transcript of the March 1 press briefing provided by its COVID-19 response team [...]
Coronavirus Update for Friday, February 26
The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as of 2:30 on Friday, February 26. Congress The House Budget Committee has passed a COVID-19 relief bill. The following is a summary of the bill’s major spending, how [...]
Coronavirus Update for Thursday, February 25
The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as of 2:45 p.m. on Thursday, February 25. The White House President Biden has extended the declaration of a national health emergency because of COVID-19. The White House announced [...]
