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Federal Health Policy Update for Wednesday, March 2
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government as of 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 2. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. Provider Relief Fund The Provider Relief Fund FAQ has been updated with three modified questions that address 1099 forms and procedures involved in returning Provider Relief Fund money to the federal government. Find the three updates, all marked “Modified 2/25/2022,” on pages 6 and 8 of the Provider Relief Fund FAQ. Federal Response to Surprise Billing Regulation Court [...]
Hospitals Question Feds’ Plan for Doling Out New GME Slots
Last year Congress created 1000 new Medicare-supported graduate medical education residency slots. This year hospitals are unhappy about how regulators propose assigning those new slots. At issue, according to those who responded to CMS’s proposal for apportioning the slots, is the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ heavy reliance on assigning those slots to providers in Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs). While the legislation calls for incorporating HPSAs into the distribution methodology, provider interests point out, it did not call for the degree of reliance on HPSAs that regulators propose. [...]
FEDERAL HEALTH POLICY UPDATE FOR FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government as of 2:30 p.m. on Friday, February 25. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. Provider Relief Fund HHS made more than $560 million in Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Phase 4 General Distribution payments to more than 4100 providers across the country this week. According to HHS, approximately 86 percent of all Phase 4 applications have now been processed and the remaining applications will continue to be processed throughout early 2022. To date, [...]
Federal Health Policy Update for Friday, February 18
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government as of 3:00 p.m. on Friday, February 18. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. White House The White House has posted a transcript of the February 16 press briefing given by its COVID-19 response team and public officials. Go here to see the slides presented during the briefing. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Health Policy Update CMS has issued a request for information (RFI) seeking feedback on topics related to Medicaid [...]
Administration Pursues New COVID Aid Request
The Biden administration plans to ask Congress for another $30 billion in COVID-19 aid. Its wish list reportedly includes: $4.9 billion for testing $3 billion to pay for care for the uninsured $17.9 billion for vaccines and treatments $3.7 billion to pay for new vaccine development $500 million for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention COVID surveillance and operations The wish list reportedly does not include additional money for the Provider Relief Fund. Learn more about what the administration seeks and what happens next in this Washington Post report.