On March 11, President Joe Biden signed an approximately $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill—the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (American Rescue Plan). It includes myriad health care provisions, focused primarily in two...more
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The Big Picture -
The Biden Administration is just two weeks old, and President Biden has already issued more than two dozen Executive Orders on racial justice, health equity, strengthening Medicaid and the Affordable...more
The Big Picture -
In late December, following several weeks of dynamic negotiations, Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the Act).1 The massive legislative package includes appropriations through...more
Editor’s Note: In a new blog post for The Commonwealth Fund, summarized below, Manatt Health explains how the current distribution model for the Provider Relief Fund (PRF) has disadvantaged Medicaid community-based providers....more
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued ongoing announcements and updates with respect to the Provider Relief Fund—that is, the $175 billion in direct-to-provider funding authorized by the Coronavirus...more
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Over the past few weeks, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued press releases and accompanying guidance announcing that providers—including Medicare, Medicaid, Children’s Health...more
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On July 10, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued new guidance to hospitals regarding reporting COVID-19-related data to the federal government, including data related to COVID-19...more
On May 15, the House of Representatives passed the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (Heroes) Act (H.R. 6800, as amended by a manager’s amendment) along mostly party lines (208–199). While Senate...more
On Friday, May 1, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it is releasing another $22 billion in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act)1 Provider Relief Fund payments—$12...more