HHS: Public health emergency likely to last rest of year
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 26, 2021
The federal public health emergency related to the coronavirus pandemic likely will extend through 2021, Acting Health and Human Services Secretary Norris Cochran said Friday in a letter to governors.
Members of Congress asks HHS for quick delivery of COVID-19 relief funds to Medicaid providers following...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 08, 2020
A bipartisan group of lawmakers placed a June 10 deadline on a request for the Department of Health and Human Services to quickly distribute COVID-19 relief funding to Medicaid providers.
AHCA/NCAL asks HHS to extend COVID-19 public health emergency past Jan. 11
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 03, 2022
The COVID-19 public health emergency should be extended past Jan. 11 “so that long-term and post-acute care providers can continue to offer the most efficient and effective care possible and so our nation’s...
COVID-19 public health emergency will not end in January: reports
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 14, 2022
The public health emergency due to COVID-19 will not end in January, according to published reports.
HHS announces $20 billion in new COVID-19 relief funding; Assisted living eligible
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 02, 2020
The federal government on Thursday announced $20 billion in new funding for assisted living communities and other providers on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic. Providers can start applying on...