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, [...]
Feds Propose Changing Medicare DSH Calculation
Medicare DSH payments would reflect hospitals’ Medicare Advantage inpatient days under a new regulation proposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Under the newly proposed rule, the formula for calculating Medicare disproportionate share payments would incorporate hospitals’ Medicare [...]
Court Supports HHS on 340B Cut
The federal government may institute a nearly 30 percent cut in payments to some hospitals for prescription drugs, a federal court has ruled. The cut, to the 340B program, was first proposed in 2017 the Department of Health and Human [...]
Coronavirus Update for Monday, August 3
The following is the latest information from the federal government as of 2:30 p.m. on Monday, August 3. Department of Health and Human Services HHS has issued a news alert titled “HHS Extends Application Deadline for Medicaid Providers and Plans [...]
Coronavirus Update for Thursday, July 30
The following is the latest information from the federal government as of 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 30. Department of Health and Human Services HHS’s Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) has published three new resources [...]
Coronavirus Update for Tuesday, July 28
The following is the latest information from the federal government as of 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 28. Senate “HEALS” Act Yesterday, Senate Republicans introduced the Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools Act (“HEALS”), their proposed COVID-19/stimulus bill. Health [...]
Coronavirus Update for Thursday, July 23
The following is the latest information from the federal government as of 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 23. Department of Health and Human Services/CARES Act Provider Relief Fund HHS has posted information about the financial reporting that will be required [...]
Coronavirus Update for Tuesday, July 21
The following is the latest information from the federal government as of 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday, July 21. Public Health Emergency Declaration The federal government’s declaration of a COVID-19 public health emergency expires this Friday, July 24. Like many other [...]
Coronavirus Update for Wednesday, July 15
The following is the latest information from the federal government as of 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 15. NASH Advocacy NASH has endorsed a House bill, HR 7606, that would delay implementation of the Medicaid fiscal accountability regulation (MFAR) until [...]
