Coronavirus Update for Wednesday, August 26
The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as of 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 26. Provider Relief Fund The deadline to apply for General Distribution Phase 2 Provider Relief Funds for Medicaid, CHIP, dental, and certain Medicare providers, [...]
Coronavirus Update for Monday, August 24
The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as of 2:30 p.m. on Monday, August 24. Provider Relief Fund: A Reminder The deadline to apply for General Distribution Phase 2 Provider Relief Funds for Medicaid, CHIP, dental, and certain [...]
Coronavirus Update for Friday, August 21
The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as of 3:00 p.m. on Friday, August 21. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS had updated its COVID-19 emergency declaration blanket waivers and flexibilities for health care providers. [...]
Coronavirus Update for Wednesday, August 19
The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as of 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 19. Provider Relief Fund HHS has updated its Provider Relief Fund FAQ with five new questions that address the application process for [...]
NASH Asks HHS for Provider Relief Fund Money for Private Safety-Net Hospitals
The federal government should direct CARES Act Provider Relief Fund money specifically to private safety-net hospitals, NASH wrote in a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma. Some [...]
Coronavirus Update for Friday, August 14
The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as of 2:30 p.m. on Friday, August 14. NASH Advocacy NASH wrote to HHS Secretary Azar and CMS Administrator Verma asking them to target a distribution of Provider Relief [...]
Health Care Workers Inadequately Protected by March COVID Law
Many health care workers sickened by COVID-19 are not receiving the paid sick leave anticipated by a federal law passed in March, according to a new report by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of the Inspector General. Under the [...]
Coronavirus Update for Tuesday, August 11
The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as of 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 11. Provider Relief Fund Eligible providers may now apply for Provider Relief Fund phase 2 general distributions. These are providers that are [...]
Coronavirus Update for Friday, August 7
The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as of 2:30 p.m. on Friday, August 7. White House: Executive Order The White House issued an executive order directing the Department of Health and Human Services to extend [...]
Loan Repayment Looms for Hospitals
Unless Congress intervenes, hospitals will soon begin repaying massive federal loans they received to help them cope with the COVID-19 public health emergency. The loans, authorized by the federal CARES Act, were made through the Accelerated and Advance Loan Program, [...]
