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on September 30, 2021
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government as of 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 30. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents.
Provider Relief Fund: Applications Are Now Being Accepted
- The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has opened its portal for providers to apply for $25.5 billion in health care relief funds, including $8.5 billion in American Rescue Plan resources for providers that serve rural patients covered by Medicare, Medicaid, or the Children’s Health Insurance Program and $17 billion for Provider Relief Fund Phase 4 grants for a broad range of providers that have experienced changes in operating revenues and expenses as a result of the COVID-19 emergency. The application period will run for four weeks. Providers must submit their completed application by October 26. Go here for further information.
Provider Relief Fund: More Information
- As the period begins for applying for Provider Relief Fund Phase 4 grants and funding for rural hospitals provided through the American Rescue Plan (ARP), HRSA has updated some of its resources providing information about who is eligible to apply for these funds and how to submit applications.
- HRSA’s Provider Relief Fund web site
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Posted
on September 28, 2021
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government as of 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 28. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents.
Provider Relief Fund: Application Reminder
- Beginning on September 29, health care providers may apply for $25.5 billion in health care relief funds, including $8.5 billion in American Rescue Plan resources for providers that serve rural patients covered by Medicare, Medicaid, or the Children’s Health Insurance Program and $17 billion for Provider Relief Fund Phase 4 grants for a broad range of providers that have experienced changes in operating revenues and expenses as a result of the COVID-19 emergency. The application period will run for four weeks. Providers must submit their completed application by October 26. Go here for further information.
Provider Relief Fund: More Information
- HHS has updated its information on Phase 4 Provider Relief Fund grants and American Rescue Plan grants for rural providers. The new information includes:
- Types of eligible providers.
- An explanation that although general distribution payments will be allocated based on “changes to operating revenue and expenses” from July 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021, the payments can be used to cover eligible lost
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on September 23, 2021
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government as of 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 23. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents.
Provider Relief Fund
- HHS’s Health Resources and Services Administration has posted new information about planned distributions of additional COVID-19 supplemental funding for health care providers through the Provider Relief Fund and for qualified rural hospitals through funding made available through the American Rescue Plan. Included in the new posting is information about:
- Web events to explain what the agency is doing and what providers must do to pursue funding, to be held on Thursday, September 30 and Tuesday, October 5.
- An application deadline of October 26.
- What providers are eligible for funding.
- Documentation grant applicants will need to submit.
Learn more from the updated Provider Relief Fund web page.
Department of Health and Human Services
COVID-19
Health Policy News…
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on September 21, 2021
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government as of 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday, September 21. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents.
Provider Relief Fund
- HHS has updated its Provider Relief Fund reporting portal’s frequently asked questions. Find the updated FAQ here.
- HHS has published a Provider Relief Fund reporting portal user guide. Find the guide here.
The White House
Department of Health and Human Services
COVID-19
- The federal government has responded to recent increases in COVID-19 cases by assuming control of the distribution of monoclonal antibodies used to treat the virus. Learn more from the announcement of this new approach. Federal officials also explain the new policy, why they are pursuing it, and how it will work in this video of a web event.
Health Policy News
- HHS has extended the open enrollment period for people seeking health insurance on the federally facilitated marketplace and has extended the scope of services provided by
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on September 14, 2021
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government as of 2:30 p.m. on Monday, September 13. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents.
Provider Relief Fund
- HHS and its Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) are making $25.5 billion in new funding available for health care providers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This funding includes $8.5 billion in American Rescue Plan money for providers that serve rural Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), or Medicare patients and an additional $17 billion for Provider Relief Fund Phase 4 grants for a broad range of providers that can document revenue loss and expenses associated with the pandemic. To learn more about the funding to be distributed and how it will be distributed, see the following resources:
The White House
- In support of the president’s speech about his administration’s next steps in the fight against COVID-19, the White House has published a plan describing those next steps. The plan, “Path Out of the Pandemic,” consists of six parts:
- vaccinating the unvaccinated
- further protecting the vaccinated
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