On June 9, 2020 the U.S. Department Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) announced that it was allocating a total of $15 Billion in Provider Relief Fund payments to Medicaid or Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) providers who have been impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. These funds are specifically for providers who are not enrolled Medicare providers, and thus were ineligible for the first two rounds of the Provider Relief Fund...

Additional FAQ Released Regarding Recent Practice Acquisitions As you are likely aware, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) has allocated a total of $50 billion in Provider Relief Funds for general distribution to Medicare Part A and Part B-billing healthcare providers.  These Provider Relief Funds were authorized under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) and are intended to assist healthcare providers in covering...

On May 15, 2020, Governor Murphy issued Executive Order No. 145 (“EO-145”), which lifts, subject to certain restrictions, the suspension of elective surgeries and invasive procedures effective May 26, 2020, ending a 60-day suspension imposed by the Governor’s Office through the earlier-issued Executive Order No. 109. “Elective surgery or invasive procedure” is defined to mean “any surgery or invasive procedure that can be delayed without undue risk to the current...

$50 Billion in Total Funding Available, But Significant Compliance Requirements Must be Satisfied In mid-April, you may have seen a significant payment from the Federal government mysteriously land in your provider bank account. With little notice or explanation, the U.S. Department Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) at that time sent a total of $30 Billion in Provider Relief Fund payments to all providers who billed Medicare for services in 2019....

Last week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") announced that all Medicare-participating providers with COVID-19 related losses are eligible for a second round of funding, totaling $20 billion, from the CARES Act-authorized Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund (the “Funds”). Of a total of $100 billion of Funds authorized by Congress for payments to healthcare providers, $30 billion was released to all Medicare Part A and...