Coronavirus Update for Tuesday, June 2
Coronavirus update for Tuesday, June 2, 2020 as of 2:45 p.m. NASH Advocacy On Tuesday, the National Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals wrote to Senate leaders and asked them to advance legislation with five major COVID-19-related policy initiatives: An additional $100 [...]
Coronavirus Update for Monday, June 1
Coronavirus update for Monday, June 1 as of 3:00 pm. Department of Health and Human Services HHS has added to and modified its CARES Act Provider Relief Fund FAQ. Find additions on pages 2, 4, 5, 8, 23, 24, and [...]
Coronavirus Update for May 29, 2020
Coronavirus update for Friday, May 29 as of 2:30 p.m. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services In the past week CMS issued five section 1135 waivers to give states greater flexibility to serve their Medicaid beneficiaries during the COVID-19 public [...]
Coronavirus Update: May 28, 2020
Coronavirus update for Thursday, May 28 as of 2:30 p.m. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS has updated its COVID-19 FAQs on Medicare fee-for-service billing with additional or revised answers to the following sections: Expansion of Virtual Communication Services [...]
Coronavirus Update for May 27, 2020
Coronavirus update for Wednesday, May 27 as of 2:30 p.m. NASH Advocacy NASH has written to congressional leaders and asked them to include forgiveness for loans provided to hospitals through the CARES Act’s Accelerated and Advance Payment Program in future [...]
NASH Asks Congress to Forgive Loans From Accelerated and Advance Payment Program
Include forgiveness for the resources the federal government provided to hospitals through the Accelerated and Advance Payment Program in the next COVID-19/economic stimulus bill, NASH has asked congressional leaders. In a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate majority leader [...]
Coronavirus Update for May 26, 2020
Coronavirus update for Tuesday, May 26 as of 2:30 p.m. Department of Health and Human Services HHS has submitted its required report to Congress detailing its COVID-19 strategic testing plan. HHS announced a 45-day extension for providers that are receiving [...]
Coronavirus Update for May 22, 2020
Coronavirus update for Friday, May 22 as of 3:30 p.m. Department of Health and Human Services HHS has updated its CARES Act Provider Relief Fund page, adding a new section on allocations for skilled nursing facilities. That new section is [...]
NASH Seeks Delay in Provider Relief Fund Attestation
NASH has asked federal regulators to extend the June 3 deadline for attesting to the terms and conditions for receiving general distribution grants from the CARES Act’s Provider Relief Fund. In a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex [...]
Coronavirus Update for May 21, 2020
Coronavirus update for Thursday, May 21 as of 3:30 p.m. NASH Advocacy NASH has written to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma to request that they extend the June [...]
