The following is the latest information from the federal government as of 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday, July 21. Department of Health and Human Services As announced last week, HHS has begun making its second distribution of CARES Act Provider Relief Fund grants to hospitals in COVID-19 high-impact areas (“hotspots”) – that is, hospitals that have cared for especially high numbers of COVID-19 patients. According to the agency’s news release, The second round of funding…was based on a formula for hospitals with over 161 COVID-19 admissions between January 1 and June [...]

The following is the latest information from the federal government as of 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 15. Department of Health and Human Services HHS has implemented new data reporting requirements for hospitals that took effect today. In some respects, these requirements differ significantly from recent practices.  Go here to see the detailed HHS document “COVID-19 Guidance for Hospital Reporting and FAQs For Hospitals, Hospital Laboratory, and Acute Care Facility Data Reporting.” HHS’s Health Resources and Services Administration has posted a fact sheet on the Provider Relief Fund’s next distribution [...]

The following is the latest information from the federal government as of 2:45 p.m. on Monday, July 13. Department of Health and Human Services HHS has announced that it will distribute another $4 billion in CARES Act Provider Relief Fund money. Of that sum, approximately $3 billion will be distributed to safety-net providers, with the agency expanding its criteria since its June distribution of safety-net provider funding to encompass some safety-net hospitals that did not meet the previous criterion that addressed hospital profitability.  Another $1 billion will be distributed to [...]

The following is the latest information from the federal government as of 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 8. Department of Health and Human Services HHS has updated its CARES Act Provider Relief Fund web page to remind providers that to be considered for its next distribution of CARES Act money to Medicaid and CHIP providers, interested parties must submit their gross revenues from patient care for CY 2017, 2018, or 2019 by July 20, 2020.  Applications submitted after this deadline will not be considered for funding.  To learn more about [...]