COVID-19 Federal Responses: Wednesday, April 29, 2020
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a letter to clinicians explaining how they can receive credit toward the MIPS Clinical Practice …
Apply for next round of HHS Provider Relief funds
If you previously received Health and Human Services Provider Relief funds, apply now to receive additional grant funds from the CARES Provider Relief Fund. A …
Don’t wait! Apply now for SBA PPP and EIDL loan programs
If you plan to apply for the Small Business Administration (SBA) Payment Protection Program or the Economic Injury Disaster Loans, we recommend you d…
COVID-19 Federal Responses: Monday, April 27, 2020
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it is suspending advance and accelerated payments to Medicare providers that it offered at the b…
COVID-19 Federal Responses: Friday, April 24, 2020
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) updated its Provider Relief Fund website in a way that better organizes the information and includes updated …
From the desk of the EMD: Coronavirus and the future of allergy practice
As I stay sheltered in place, I have had plenty of time to think about the “new normal.” In my last Insider column, I mentioned two things that I thought the C…
COVID-19 Federal Responses: Thursday, April 23, 2020
On the evening of April 23, the House passed bipartisan legislation that provides an additional $320 billion in funding to the Small Business Administration (S…
COVID-19 Federal Responses: Wednesday, April 22, 2020
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) updated its provider relief webpage to explain how it will distribute the remaining $70 billion it received u…
COVID-19 Federal Responses: Tuesday, April 21, 2020
The Senate passed and the House will vote Thursday on a $484 billion relief package. This “Phase 3.5” bill is not nearly as large as the $2.2 trill…
COVID-19 Federal Responses: Monday, April 20, 2020
Congress is nearing a deal on legislation to provide additional funding for some of the initiatives passed in the CARES Act. Reports are beginning to emerge ab…