Medicare providers who have received payment from the Provider Relief Fund as of 5:00pm EST Friday, April 24, 2020 are eligible to apply for additional funds by submitting data about their annual revenues and estimated...more
On March 30, 2020, CMS announced its “Hospitals Without Walls” initiative, which, among other things, invokes the HHS EMTALA waiver effective immediately. Specifically, the CMS Hospitals Without Walls Initiative waives...more
Despite authority from the Secretary of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) to issue a blanket waiver of sanctions under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (“EMTALA”), as of the time of this posting, CMS has not done...more
Physician offices across the country are rescheduling routine care clinic visits in an effort to protect patients, healthcare providers and workforce. The government is working to remove obstacles that would interfere with...more