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CMS Announces Change Healthcare/Optum Payment Disruption (CHOPD) Accelerated Payments to Part A Providers and Advance Payments to...

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Recognizing the ongoing impact of the cyberattack experienced by Change Healthcare/Optum on February 21, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced over the weekend that it will allow Part A providers...more

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CMS Announces Repayment of COVID-19 Accelerated and Advance Payments

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On April 1, 2021, CMS announced that it began recovering COVID-19 Accelerated and Advance Payments (CAAPs) from Medicare providers and suppliers as early as March 30, 2021. Repayments begin one year from the date CMS...more

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Repayment of Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Begins for Providers and Suppliers

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Medicare providers and suppliers that received Medicare loans to address cash flow issues stemming from the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) may start seeing a reduction in Medicare reimbursement as Medicare begins to...more

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Repayment of Medicare Accelerated Payments Scheduled to Begin in April for Some Nursing Homes

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Nursing homes that received Medicare loans to address cash flow issues stemming from the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) may soon see a reduction in Medicare reimbursement as Medicare begins to recoup a portion of...more

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CMS Amends Medicare Loan Terms Allowing Providers More Time to Make Payments

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, CMS has issued approximately $106 billion in loans to providers who were struggling with cash flows and financing in the early stages of the pandemic. This month, the Continuing Appropriations...more

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Health Providers Get More Time to Repay Medicare Loans

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On October 8, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released new details on repayment terms for the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Program, a loan program that sent aid to Medicare Part A providers and...more

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CMS Issues New Repayment Terms for the Accelerated and Advance Payment Program

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The Accelerated and Advance Payment (AAP) program is a Medicare loan program that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) typically uses in emergency situations. On March 28, CMS expanded the AAP program to help...more

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CMS Expands the Accelerated and Advance Payment Program in Response to COVID-19

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On March 28, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced that the agency would provide relief to Medicare providers and suppliers by expanding the Accelerated and Advance Payment Program for the...more

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CARES Act Provider Relief Fund

Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the delivery of the initial $30 billion tranche from the $100 billion provider relief fund established under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic...more

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The CARES Act Provides Some Financial Relief for Health Care Providers

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The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, or CARES Act, was passed by Congress and signed into law by the President on March 27, 2020. In addition to programs that are available to businesses, including health...more

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Medicare Relief Funds Hit Your Account: Can You Keep Them?

Many Medicare providers awoke the morning of Friday April 10, 2020 to an influx of Medicare funds.  The funds are a $30 billion portion of the $100 billion stimulus fund intended to provide relief to healthcare providers...more

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COVID-19: CMS Expands Accelerated/Advance Payment Program to Assist Providers Impacted by the Pandemic as AHA and Members of...

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On March 30, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced an expansion of Accelerated and Advance Payments Program (the “Program”) for providers and suppliers impacted by the COVID-19 public health...more

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Hospital and Physician Practice and Nursing Home Alert: CMS Expands Accelerated and Advance Payment Program

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On March 28, 2020, in connection with the recently enacted Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it is expanding its accelerated and advance...more

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Health CARES - Title III of the CARES Act Impact on Long Term Care Facilities

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Congress passed and the President signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Pub. L. 116-136) (“CARES Act”) on March 27, 2020.  We recently provided guidance on how the CARES Act impacts hospitals.  ...more

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Immediate Financial Assistance for Medicare Part A and Part B Providers

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has expanded its accelerated and advance payment program to provide immediate interest-free cash support to Medicare providers during the COVID-19 public health emergency. ...more

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CMS Expands Availability Of Advances On Medicare Reimbursement; U.S. Cares Act Increases Medicare Reimbursement Rates

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In response to the COVID-19 public health emergency, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on Saturday March 28, 2020, that it is expanding its Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Program (AAPP) to...more

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Health CARES – The CARES Act Impact on Hospitals

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As reported in Seyfarth’s April 2, 2020 COVID-19 Update, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Pub. L. 116-136) (“CARES Act” or “Act”)...more

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K&L Gates Triage: COVID-19 Stark Waivers

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In this week’s episode, Mary Beth Johnston, Carolyn Merritt and Leah Richardson discuss the ways in which the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) response to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak is easing certain...more

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Financial Relief for Medicare Participating Providers & Suppliers - A COVID-Prompted CMS Announcement

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With the aim of enabling providers to focus attention and resources on fighting the COVID1-19 pandemic, CMS announced over the weekend that it intends to alleviate some of Medicare participating providers’ and suppliers’...more

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HHS Issues Blanket Waivers of Stark Law to Address COVID-19 Pandemic

On March 30, 2020, the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) exercised his authority to waive certain Medicare requirements during an emergency and issued blanket waivers of sanctions...more

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FAQs: CMS Expands Accelerated and Advance Payments Program in Response to COVID-19

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On March 27, President Donald Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). The CARES Act establishes the $100 billion Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund (Fund) to...more

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CMS Expands Groups Eligible for Accelerated Medicare Payments Program During COVID-19 Emergency

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On the day following the enactment of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the CARES Act), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) made clear its intention to expand the groups of medical...more

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CMS Announces Expansion of Medicare’s Accelerated and Advance Payment Program

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Our Health Care Group highlights how the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has expanded the Accelerated and Advance Payment Program to respond to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic....more

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Implications Of The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act – Healthcare Providers

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On Mar. 25, the Senate passed H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). The House of Representatives passed the CARES Act on Mar. 27, and President Trump signed the bill later in the day,...more

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