340B Discounts Apply to Contract Pharmacies, Too, HHS Says
Drug companies must provide 340B discounts on covered outpatient drugs even when 340B-eligible providers use contract pharmacies, the Department of Health and Human Services has said in an advisory opinion. Among other observations, the advisory opinion notes that the requirement [...]
Coronavirus Update for Wednesday, January 6
The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as of 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 6. Provider Relief Fund The Office of Management and Budget has issued guidance on how funds received through the Provider Relief Fund [...]
Congress Approves New GME Slots
The year-end federal COVID-19 relief bill brought changes to Medicare’s graduate medical education program. Among those changes: 200 new GME slots over the next five years additional federal funding for residency training – the first new funding for the program [...]
Coronavirus Update for Monday, January 4, 2021
The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as of 2:30 p.m. on Monday, January 4. Provider Relief Fund HHS has updated its CARES Act Provider Relief Fund FAQ with six changes, all dated 12/28/2020. They can [...]
Coronavirus Update for Wednesday, December 23
The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 23. Provider Relief Fund The Office of Management and Budget has issued guidance on how funds received through the Provider Relief Fund should [...]
Coronavirus Update for Friday, December 18
The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as 3:30 p.m. on Friday, December 18. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS has issued an Interim Final Rule with Comment Period that establishes a New COVID-19 Treatments [...]
Coronavirus Update for Thursday, December 17
The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 17. CDC Webinar on Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Vaccines The CDC will hold a clinical outreach and communication activity webinar on Friday, December 18 [...]
Coronavirus Update for Wednesday, December 16
The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday, December 16. Provider Relief Fund HHS announced that it has completed its review of Phase 3 applications from the Provider Relief Fund program and [...]
Coronavirus Update for Monday, December 14
The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as 2:30 p.m. on Monday, December 14. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS has updated its payment and HCPCS Level I CPT code structure with specific COVID-19 vaccine [...]
NASH Asks Congress to Help Hospitals Keep Provider Relief Fund Grants
Safety-net hospitals could lose some or all of their CARES Act Provider Relief Fund grant money and the National Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals is asking members of Congress to intervene to prevent it. At issue are financial reporting requirements that [...]
