Polsinelli Podcasts - Confusion to Clarity on the Future of the 340B Program
With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress initiated several programs to help businesses weather the difficult economic conditions. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act provided two of these...more
The US Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced on Monday, June 5, 2023, that it has stopped payments to healthcare providers under the Provider Relief Fund (PRF) and COVID-19 Uninsured Program (UIP)....more
The Health Resources & Service Administration (“HRSA”) has begun issuing Final Repayment Notices to providers who received Provider Relief Funds (“PRF”) under the following circumstances: Providers who rejected the Terms and...more
The Provider Relief Fund was established in the CARES Act to reimburse eligible health care providers for increased expenses or lost revenue attributable to the Covid-19 pandemic. As a condition of receiving funds, providers...more
The federal government established many new funds in 2020 to assist health care providers with the financial burden of COVID-19. One such fund, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) Provider...more
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) quietly released a Post-Payment Notice of Reporting Requirements (Notice) over the weekend, which provides some initial details regarding the reporting requirements...more
On September 1, 2020, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), announced that assisted living facilities (ALFs)...more
On Friday, August 7, 2020, HHS issued a press release detailing the next CARES Act-authorized Provider Relief Fund (PRF) distribution for nursing homes. The PRF distribution will total approximately $5 billion. Unlike...more
Since April 2020, many health care providers have received payments from the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund (PRF) in the form of general or targeted distributions. Many providers have questions about receiving and using these...more
On July 17, 2020, HHS announced it will begin distributing $10 billion through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to hospitals in “high impact” COVID-19 areas. HHS states that it will begin distributing...more
The House and Senate returned to Washington July 20, and a second Coronavirus Relief Package is at the top of the agenda. Passed in late May on party-line voting, the House Democrats' HEROES Act would provide over $3.5...more
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act” or “the Act”) is a $2.2 trillion legislative package designed to stabilize the United States’ economy as the country deals with the novel coronavirus...more