The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS") have promulgated a number of temporary regulatory waivers and rules in an effort to mitigate the hardships facing the healthcare system amid the COVID-19 outbreak. The attorneys at Moritt Hock & Hamroff are here to help you navigate the new waivers and rules, a few of which are outlinedbelow.

- Expansion of the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Program: CMS has expanded its accelerated and advance payment program in an effort to provide economic relief to Medicare participating providers and suppliers in the wake of disruption in claims submission and/or claims processing caused by COVID-19. In order to be eligible for participation in the program, each provider or supplier must (i) have billed Medicare for claims within one hundred eighty days immediately prior to the date of signature on the provider's/supplier's request form, (ii) not be in bankruptcy; (iii) not be under active medical review or program integrity investigation, and (iv) not have any outstanding delinquent Medicare overpayments.