COVID-19

The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as of 2:45 p.m. on Friday, October 30. Provider Relief Fund A reminder that applications for Phase 3 general distribution payments are due November 6. Another reminder that HHS will hold a webcast about the Phase 3 general distribution on Monday, November 2 at 3:00 p.m. (eastern) for interested parties.  Go here to register for the webcast and to submit questions.  Also available are a fact sheet and a presentation about the Phase 3 general distribution. HHS has added or modified 61 questions in its Provider Relief Fund FAQ.  [...]

The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as of 3:45 p.m. on Monday, October 26. Provider Relief Fund:  Webcast on Phase 3 General Distribution Applications for the Provider Relief Fund Phase 3 general distribution are now being accepted by HHS.  HHS will hold a webcast on Monday, November 2 at 3:00 p.m. (eastern) for interested parties.  Go here to register for the webcast and to submit questions.  Providers considering applying for Phase 3 general distribution funds that did not view the previous webcast should participate in this one in anticipation of the November 6 application deadline.  [...]

The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as of 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 22. Provider Relief Fund HHS has announced that it is updating its most recent Provider Relief Fund reporting instructions to broaden how past fund recipients may use those funds.  See that announcement here.  In September HHS announced changes in instructions that had originally been issued in June, but with this announcement it appears the agency is restoring its June instructions.  In making this decision, HHS wrote that As providers, provider organizations, and members of Congress familiarized themselves with the reporting requirements, HHS [...]

The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as of 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 20. Provider Relief Fund HHS has updated its Provider Relief Fund FAQ with a new question that appears on page 46 and is marked “Added 10/15/2020.”  The new question is “An organization has prescription sales as part of its revenue.  Can these sales be captured in the data submitted as a part of revenue from patient care?”  The answer is “Generally no, prescriptions sale revenue may not be captured as part of revenue from patient care.  Only patient care revenues from providing [...]

The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as of 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 20. Provider Relief Fund HHS has updated its Provider Relief Fund FAQ with a new question that appears on page 46 and is marked “Added 10/15/2020.”  The new question is “An organization has prescription sales as part of its revenue.  Can these sales be captured in the data submitted as a part of revenue from patient care?”  The answer is “Generally no, prescriptions sale revenue may not be captured as part of revenue from patient care.  Only patient care revenues from providing [...]

The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as of 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 15. Provider Relief Fund Yesterday HHS held a webinar to provide more detailed information to health care providers about its planned $20 billion CARES Act Provider Relief Fund Phase 3 general distribution. It used this toolkit during the webinar.  The deadline for applying for a Phase 3 general distribution is November 6. During the webinar, providers that have received Provider Relief Fund general distributions in the past were advised that they need to submit an entirely new application to participate in Phase [...]

The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as of 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 14. Reminder:  HHS Webinar on Phase 3 General Distributions HHS will hold a webcast on Thursday, October 15 at 3:00 (eastern) to give providers more information about the Phase 3 general distribution.  Go here to register and submit questions.  The application deadline for Phase 3 distributions is November 6.   Provider Relief Fund The Provider Relief Fund FAQ has been updated with one new question on page 6 that is marked “Added 10/9/2020.” The new question is “Can providers use Provider Relief [...]

The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as of 2:15 p.m. on Friday, October 9. Provider Relief Fund Five questions in the Provider Relief Fund FAQ have been modified with updated answers; they can be found on pages 14, 40, 41, 42, and 43.  Most address the upcoming Phase 3 general distribution.  Providers considering applying for a Phase 3 general distribution should review this new information carefully. The Provider Relief Fund has a new one-page fact sheet on the Phase 3 general distribution. The Provider Relief Fund web page also has introduced the new document “Phase [...]

The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as of 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday, October 7. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services:  Updated Hospital Data Reporting Requirements CMS has issued guidance in support of an interim final regulation presenting its COVID-19 data reporting requirements for hospitals as a condition for continued participation in Medicare and Medicaid.  The daily reporting requirements apply to all types of hospitals except for the following, for which reporting is required weekly: psychiatric hospitals distinct part psych hospitals Medicaid only psychiatric hospitals Medicaid only children’s hospitals rehabilitation hospitals Medicaid only rehabilitation hospitals The [...]