COVID-19 Federal Responses: Friday, April 10, 2020
Friday, April 10, many healthcare providers woke up to find they’d received an automatic deposit in their account from the Department of Health and Human…
COVID-19 Federal Responses: Thursday, April 9, 2020
The Senate did not pass a bill to provide an extra $250 billion in funding for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell at…
COVID-19 Federal Responses: Tuesday, April 7, 2020
Congress appears ready to pass legislation that provides upwards of $250 billion in additional funding for the paycheck protection program that provides Small …
COVID-19 Federal Responses: Monday, April 6, 2020
On April 3, President Trump announced that hospitals should not bill uninsured patients for COVID-19 treatment. He said the Department of Health and Human Serv…
COVID-19 Federal Responses: Friday, April 3, 2020
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) released an interim final rule that provides many important details for how lenders will implement the paycheck pr…
COVID-19 Federal Responses: Thursday, April 2, 2020
Beginning Friday, April 3, approved lenders can start processing applications for loans under the Paycheck Protection Program that was created by the CARES Act…
COVID-19 Federal Responses: Wednesday, April 1, 2020
CongressBoth President Trump and Speaker Pelosi expressed their desire for Phase IV to include infrastructure spending.President Trump specifically wants to sp…
COVID-19 Federal Responses: Tuesday, March 31, 2020
CongressThe House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee hopes to include its bill to address unexpected out-of-network (OON) “surprise” medical b…
COVID-19 Federal Responses: Monday, March 30, 2020
CongressHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has indeed confirmed that the House is already discussing its next major piece of legislation to help the country res…
COVID-19 Federal Responses: Friday, March 27, 2020
CongressThe House of Representatives passed the “Phase III” CARES Act this afternoon by a voice vote. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) tried to force a ro…
COVID-19 Federal Responses: Thursday, March 26, 2020
CongressIn the late hours of March 25, 2020, the Senate passed its $2 trillion “Phase III” response to the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), …
COVID-19 Federal Responses: Wednesday, March 25, 2020
CongressEarly this morning, Congressional and White House negotiators reached a deal to finalize the “Phase III” stimulus legislation. The final ve…
COVID-19 Federal Responses: Tuesday, March 24, 2020
CongressCongress and the White House are still in negotiations on the bipartisan Phase III stimulus bill, but a deal appears close. Senate Minority Leader Chuc…
COVID-19 Federal Responses: Monday, March 23, 2020
CongressCongress is still in negotiations on the Phase III stimulus bill. The Senate held procedural votes to advance the bill on Sunday and Monday, but both v…
COVID-19 Federal Responses: Friday, March 20, 2020
CongressThe Senate is continuing to negotiate changes to its Phase III stimulus legislation. This draft version of the bill was introduced by Senate Majority L…
COVID-19 Federal Responses: Thursday, March 19, 2020
CongressSenate Majority Leader released the text of the Phase III stimulus legislation. The bill provides more than $1 trillion to help stimulate the economy. …
COVID-19 Federal Responses: Wednesday, March 18, 2020
White House and Federal AgenciesPresident Trump and the White House Coronavirus Task Force held a press conference that announced more sweeping federal actions…
COVID-19 Federal Responses: Tuesday, March 17, 2020
CMS Suspends Certain Telehealth Coverage Requirements for COVID-19 Public Health EmergencyOn March 17, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued gu…
COVID-19 Federal Responses: Monday, March 16, 2020
On Friday, March 13, President Trump declared a National Emergency under the Stafford Act for the COVID-19 pandemic. The declaration immediately makes availabl…
