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In a press release posted May 7, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) announced that it is extending the deadline for providers and suppliers (collectively “Providers”) to attest to receipt of payments from the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund and accepting the related Terms and Conditions. The announcement comes just three... READ MORE

Recognizing that hospitals need additional flexibilities and financial stability to combat COVID‑19, CMS published in a second Interim Final Rule enabling hospitals to temporarily relocate excepted off-campus and on-campus provider-based hospital departments without losing the ability to receive payment for hospital outpatient services paid under the outpatient prospective payment system (“OPPS”). Despite this increased... READ MORE

Wednesday, May 6 Recap Note – ​We believe this is the most up-to-date information available at this time, but it is subject to change ​as circumstances warrant. Also, all finalized resources can be found ​on the COVID-19 ​Resource ​Center page ​of Hall Render’s website.​ CMS Releases Interim Final Rule Updating Reporting Requirements in Nursing Homes CMS... READ MORE

Under the recent Wisconsin COVID-19 relief law, 2019 Wisconsin Act 185 (effective April 17, 2020) (the “ Relief Act”), and pursuant to the Federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”), temporary emergency unemployment benefits have been made available to claimants and employers in Wisconsin. The Relief Act accomplishes a number... READ MORE

Tuesday, May 5 Recap Note – ​We believe this is the most up-to-date information available at this time, but it is subject to change ​as circumstances warrant. Also, all finalized resources can be found ​on the COVID-19 ​Resource ​Center page ​of Hall Render’s website.​ CMS Uploads New Medicare 1135 Waiver Document CMS issued a new document... READ MORE

On April 30, 2020, CMS published guidance in a second Interim Final Rule (“IFR”) addressing regulatory flexibilities available to hospitals to bill for hospital/critical access hospital outpatient therapeutic services on the UB-04 when such services are furnished in a temporary expansion location (including a beneficiary’s home) during the COVID-19 public health emergency (“PHE”). This... READ MORE

Monday, May 4 Recap Note – ​We believe this is the most up-to-date information available at this time, but it is subject to change ​as circumstances warrant. Also, all finalized resources can be found ​on the COVID-19 ​Resource ​Center page ​of Hall Render’s website.​ From the FDA The FDA authorized the first serology, or antibody, test where the... READ MORE

The Indiana Department of Workforce Development (“DWD”) recently published an announcement setting out when claimants can expect to receive various types of enhanced pandemic-related unemployment benefits made available under the federal CARES Act. The DWD also used the announcement as an opportunity to remind applicants that the DWD will initiate collection proceedings and potentially pursue... READ MORE

Friday, May 1 Recap Note – ​We believe this is the most up-to-date information available at this time, but it is subject to change ​as circumstances warrant. Also, all finalized resources can be found ​on the COVID-19 ​Resource ​Center page ​of Hall Render’s website.​ HHS Begins Distribution of Payments to High COVID-19 Admissions Hospitals and Rural... READ MORE

“Ladies and Gentlemen, start your engines.” As shuttered businesses look for avenues of relief from the COVID-19 crisis, they are being told that the business interruption insurance they’ve paid for, often for many years, won’t help. Insurance companies are routinely denying the claims. Many are responding by racing to the courthouse to ask the... READ MORE