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On Monday, June 22, 2020, President Trump signed an executive order regarding immigration policies and enforcement amidst the COVID-19 pandemic titled “Proclamation Suspending Entry of Aliens Who Present A Risk to the U.S. Labor Market Following the Coronavirus Outbreak” (the “Executive Order”). Most significantly, the new proclamation affects nonimmigrant visas that permit work authorization.... READ MORE

On June 12, 2020, CMS and the Office for Civil Rights of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) posted a display copy of a new final rule that implements Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”)(“Final Rule”). This Final Rule supersedes significant portions of the current 2016 rule (“2016 Rule”) that interpreted and implemented... READ MORE

NATIONAL 7 health systems report $1B+ losses in Q1 5 hospitals bringing back furloughed employees 10 best children’s hospitals, ranked by US News AMA opposes HHS rule removing protection against discrimination COVID-19 contact tracing tech: The states that committed to, passed over Apple, Google system FCC telehealth awards surpass $100M; Here are the 11... READ MORE

Thursday, June 18 Update Note – ​ Our Federal Advocacy Team is dedicated to providing frequent COVID-19 updates as they develop. We believe this is the most up-to-date information available at this time. These updates along with other resources can be found ​on the COVID-19 ​Resource ​Center page ​of Hall Render’s website​. To learn more about... READ MORE

For the first time in a published decision, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that, even under the 2010 Amendment, a prior lawsuit against the same corporate defendants alleging a substantially similar scheme to defraud invokes the FCA’s public disclosure bar, joining the majority of circuits. Relator Alleged a Scheme of Falsified... READ MORE

The Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund (“Relief Fund”) was originally appropriated $100 billion from the CARES Act to provide payment to hospitals and other health care entities for COVID‑19-related expenses and lost revenue. The Relief Fund later received an additional $75 billion appropriation through the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement... READ MORE

NATIONAL 10 latest lawsuits involving hospitals Amazon deepens its healthcare presence: A timeline of the past year Biggest nursing home outbreaks of COVID-19 in every state Calls mount for CMS to extend telehealth waivers CMS encourages resumption of in-person care: 8 things to know CMS extends Next Gen ACO program + 4 other payment... READ MORE

Hospitals across the country are again receiving emails from the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) asking hospitals to submit their COVID-19 positive inpatient admissions for the period January 1, 2020 through June 10, 2020. This information will be used to determine a second round of high impact funding from the Public Health... READ MORE

Tuesday, June 9 Update Our Federal Advocacy Team is dedicated to providing frequent COVID-19 updates as they develop. Going forward, these updates will be distributed as developments warrant instead of nightly. These updates along with other resources can be found ​on the COVID-19 ​Resource ​Center page ​of Hall Render’s website​. Note – ​we believe this is... READ MORE

Based on recent interactions Hall Render has had with HRSA Office of Pharmacy Affairs (“OPA”) representatives, hospitals participating in the 340B drug discount program as covered entities (“Covered Entities”) may now be able to consider patients 340B-eligible in new locations of the hospital outside of the four walls of the hospital building even if... READ MORE