COVID-19 Federal Responses: Monday, July 13, 2020
Key points in this update:The IRS clarified that for-profit health care providers must pay taxes on the grants they received from the COVID-19 Provider Re…
COVID-19 Federal Responses: Thursday, July 9, 2020
Key points in this update:The White House is urging Congress to pass another stimulus package. There is bipartisan desire for more relief legislation, but Cong…
COVID-19 Federal Responses: Thursday, July 2, 2020
Key points in this update:The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) has been extended until August 8 to give businesses more time to apply for the remaining $130 b…
COVID-19 Federal Responses: Monday, June 29, 2020
Key points in this update:CMS proposes to make some of the telehealth policies permanent.The CDC presented its policies and expanded its list of who …
COVID-19 Federal Responses: Thursday, June 25, 2020
Key points in this update:The Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) needs to be renamed and completely overhauled.The CDC added fatigue, congestion or runny nose,…
COVID-19 Federal Responses: Monday, June 22, 2020
Key points in this update:Senators focus on making temporary telehealth policies permanent.Senators introduce the Prioritized Paycheck Protection Program (P4) …
COVID-19 Federal Responses: Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Going forward, we will publish the COVID-19 Federal Response Update on Mondays and Thursdays. We will publish supplemental updates more frequently if the amoun…
COVID-19 Federal Responses: Monday, June 15, 2020
Key points in this update:With the potential for a second wave of COVID-19, the CDC recommends the use of face masks, social distancing, considerations for lar…
COVID-19 Federal Responses: Wednesday, June 10, 2020
Key points in this update:HHS announced a new Provider Relief Fund distribution of $15 billion dollars to Medicaid providers who had not previously received fu…
COVID-19 Federal Responses: Monday, June 8, 2020
Key points in this update:President Trump supports additional economic stimulus legislation.Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner, Stephen …
COVID-19 Federal Responses: Friday, June 5, 2020
Key points in this update:Unemployment decreased in May from 14.7 percent to 13.3 percent, representing an increase of 2.5 million jobs.New legislation&nb…
COVID-19 Federal Responses: Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Key points in this update:New PPP flexibilities await President’s signature.CMS makes some temporary telemedicine changes permanent.Dr. Fauci p…
COVID-19 Federal Responses: Friday, May 29, 2020
CongressThe House passed H.R. 7010, Small Business Aid Forgiveness Boost Act, which eases some of the requirements for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). T…
COVID-19 Federal Responses: Tuesday, May 26, 2020
CongressSeveral prominent Republicans began discussing the party’s priorities for the next COVID-19 relief bill. White House Chief Economic Advisor Larry…
COVID-19 Federal Responses: Friday, May 22, 2020
CongressCongress is close to passing a bipartisan bill to ease some of the requirements for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. The House and Senate each …
COVID-19 Federal Responses: Wednesday, May 20, 2020
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published detailed guidelines for how to reopen businesses and schools. (See Appendix F for specific advic…
COVID-19 Federal Responses: Monday, May 18, 2020
The biotech firm, Moderna, announced positive results of its early COVID-19 vaccine human clinical trials. The results indicate that all recipients of the vacc…
COVID-19 Federal Responses: Friday, May 15, 2020
The House of Representatives is voting on H.R. 6800, the HEROES Act, a $3 trillion COVID-19 relief bill introduced by House Democrats, although there are some …
COVID-19 Federal Responses: Wednesday, May 13, 2020
The House still intends to vote on the $3 trillion relief bill it introduced yesterday, the HEROES Act, as soon as Friday. The bill is expected to pass w…
COVID-19 Federal Responses: Tuesday, May 12, 2020
House Democrats released a new COVID-19 relief bill (and summary). The bill includes about $3 trillion in new relief measures.About one-third of the funding wo…