HHS Awards over $35 million to Increase Access to High Quality Health Care in...
On August 20, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration...
Clinical Lessons from the Northeast Surge
Join the Northeast Hospital Associations and the Jefferson College of Population Health weekly for the COVID-19: Spread the Science,...
CMS head clarifies PPP funds’ impact on rural hospitals’ Medicare payments
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) does not intend for Paycheck Protection Program funds to impact Medicare...
SD Medicaid Providers Still Have Time to Apply for Provider Relief Funds
An August 4 memo from the South Dakota Department of Social Services (DSS) encourages Medicaid providers to submit an...
CMS Answers Questions on CLIA Certified Nursing Home Antigen Testing
On July 14th, the Trump Administration announced an initiative for rapid point-of-care diagnostic test instruments & tests to be...
HEALS Act Introduced by the Senate
On July 27, 2020, the Senate introduced the HEALS Act – the Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools...
2019 Occupational Mix Survey Hospital Reporting
​Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) granted an extension for hospitals that were unable to meet July 1, 2020...
Additional Funds Distributed to Hospitals with High COVID-19 Admissions
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has distributed a second round of funding to hospitals which have...
Changes in COVID-19 Daily Data Reporting Process
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) last week announced significant changes to the daily COVID-19 data reporting...
Coronavirus Public Health Emergency Expiration on July 25 Set for Extension
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar and Vice President Mike Pence have indicated to governors the Trump...
