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Wednesday, April 15 Recap Note – ​We believe this is the most up-to-date information available at this time, but it is subject to change ​as circumstances warrant. Also, all finalized resources can be found ​on the COVID-19 ​Resource ​Center page ​of Hall Render’s website.​ CMS Administrator Says More CARES Funds Coming This Week CMS Administrator Seema... READ MORE

Last week the National Cabinet of the Commonwealth of Australia announced a Mandatory Code of Conduct (the “Code”) to govern commercial leasing arrangements impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Effective as of April 3, 2020, the Code imposes a set of good faith leasing principles to be applied when negotiating amendments to commercial leases between... READ MORE

Tuesday, April 14 Recap Note – ​We believe this is the most up-to-date information available at this time, but it is subject to change ​as circumstances warrant. Also, all finalized resources can be found ​on the COVID-19 ​Resource ​Center page ​of Hall Render’s website.​ Congressional Outlook Today, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell revised the Senate calendar... READ MORE

Monday, April 13 Recap Note – ​We believe this is the most up-to-date information available at this time, but it is subject to change ​as circumstances warrant. Also, all finalized resources can be found ​on the COVID-19 ​Resource ​Center page ​of Hall Render’s website.​ Congressional Outlook The Senate held a proforma session today without taking any... READ MORE

Friday, April 10 Recap Note – ​We believe this is the most up-to-date information available at this time, but it is subject to change ​as circumstances warrant. Also, all finalized resources can be found ​on the COVID-19 ​Resource ​Center page ​of Hall Render’s website.​ HHS Delivers Initial $30 Billion in CARES Act Provider Funding HHS announced... READ MORE

On April 10, 2020, FEMA published a temporary final rule giving the Agency the authority to block the export of critical PPE during the COVID-19 pandemic, including masks, respirators (and their filters and cartridges), non-sterile gloves and surgical gloves. The rule is effective until August 8, 2020. Prioritization and Allocation of Certain Scarce or Threatened... READ MORE

HHS announced that it will begin to deliver the initial $30 billion of the $100 billion from the CARES Act Provider Relief Funding on April 10. Payments are being made via direct deposit to health care providers and suppliers (“Recipients”) in most cases. Several Recipients reported receiving the funds immediately after or even before... READ MORE

 NATIONAL Compliance with CMS guidance could cost providers $10K more per day Coronavirus-related FEMA docs show shortage of medical supplies requested by states COVID-19 and its impact on physician compensation COVID-19 Crisis Triggers More HIPAA Policy Changes COVID-19 pandemic opens up new frontiers for health data privacy HHS awards $1.3B to health centers in... READ MORE

Thursday, April 9 Recap Note – ​We believe this is the most up-to-date information available at this time, but it is subject to change ​as circumstances warrant. Also, all finalized resources can be found ​on the COVID-19 ​Resource ​Center page ​of Hall Render’s website.​ CMS Releases New Waivers for Health Care Facilities COVID-19 Response CMS issued... READ MORE

At the COVID-19 White House briefing on April 7, 2020, CMS Administrator Seema Verma provided additional information on the distribution of the $100 billion health care relief fund (“Fund”) to health care entities as provided in the CARES Act. After the briefing, CMS sent out a press release giving an update on requests under... READ MORE