Summation of COVID-19 Federal Responses Archive

Over the weekend, two White House staff members tested positive for COVID-19. President Trump and Vice President Pence have since begun receiving daily testing…

Dr. Deborah Birx will coordinate the federal government’s distribution of Gilead Sciences’ remdesivir treatment for COVID-19. Remdesivir showed pro…

Among the various ideas under consideration for additional legislative relief measures, Congress is considering lifting the budget caps for fiscal year 2021. C…

President Trump stated the White House Coronavirus Task Force will continue its work. However, the Task Force will shift from focusing on the medical response …

House Democrats are preparing to introduce a new relief bill by the end of the week. Without Republican support, however, the bill has no chance of advancing b…

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) began distributing Provider Relief Fund payments to hospitals in high impact areas and to hospitals and provi…

As the Senate prepares to return to the Capitol on Monday (and as the House prepares to return later in May), leadership of both parties are beginning to dig i…

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a list of new regulatory flexibilities. These blanket waivers apply to all Medicare and Medicaid…

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a letter to clinicians explaining how they can receive credit toward the MIPS Clinical Practice …

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…

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 …

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…

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…

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…

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…

President Trump released new guidelines outlining the White House’s plan for reopening the country from its current state of lockdown. Before states or r…

President Trump released new guidelines outlining the White House’s plan for reopening the country from its current state of lockdown.The Small Business …

President Donald Trump announced a list of Economic Recovery Industry Groups that will advise the government on reopening the U.S. economy. These bipartis…

Director of the White House Economic Council, Larry Kudlow, said the Small Business Administration (SBA) has distributed almost all of the $350 billion it rece…

The Trump Administration is beginning to give us an idea of the point at which the federal government will support “re-opening” the country. Presid…