FEMA extends funding for eligible COVID-19 costs, issues advisory on medical staffing requests
President Biden yesterday extended through Dec. 31, 2021, 100% federal reimbursement through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Public Assistance Program for eligible costs to safely reopen...
Biden Administration to Require COVID-19 Vaccinations for Nursing Facility Staff
The Biden Administration announced on August 18, 2021 that the Administration will require nursing facility staff to receive the COVID-19 vaccination. The Centers for...
Department of Agriculture Announces Emergency Rural Health Care Grants
Public, nonprofit and tribal organizations can apply until October 12 for a portion of $500 million in American Rescue Plan Act grants. The grants are from...
FDA Authorizes Additional mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines for Moderately to Severely Immunocompromised People
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued Emergency Use Authorizations (EUA) for additional doses of both the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine and the...
CDC Strengthens COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendations for Pregnant Women
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is advising people who are pregnant, breastfeeding or contemplating pregnancy to get vaccinated against COVID-19, citing...
CMS Issues Hospital IPPS and LTCH PPS Final Rules for FY 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)Â issued a final rule that increases Medicare inpatient prospective payment system rates by a net 2.5% in...
CDC Issues New Masking Guidance for Vaccinated Individuals
The United States Center for Disease Control (CDC) has updated guidance for fully vaccinated people given new evidence on the B.1.617.2 (Delta) variant currently...
HHS and DOH Issue Guidance on “Long Covid” Disability Rights
As we commemorate the 31st anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the...
Hospital Price Transparency Penalty Increase in Proposed CMS Rule
This week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that includes updates to the hospital price transparency rule. To...
CMS Proposed OPPS Rule
On July 19 the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule for 2022, regarding the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS)....
