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On Wednesday, April 22, 2020,  President Trump signed an executive order regarding immigration policies and enforcement amidst the COVID-19 pandemic titled “Suspension of Entry of Immigrants Who Present a Risk to the United States Labor Market During the Economic Recovery Following the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak” (the “Executive Order”). As we discussed with President Trump’s…Read More

The Department of Treasury (“Department”) and Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) have confirmed that tax-exempt organizations have an extension until July 15, 2020 to file their Forms 990-series annual information returns, as well as various other returns. While certain aspects of this relief are automatic, tax-exempt hospitals and other tax-exempt organizations should consider their particular circumstances…Read More

Wednesday, April 22 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 Releases More Information on CARES Funding This afternoon HHS Secretary Alex Azar…Read More

Hospitals across the country have been receiving emails from the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) requesting hospitals to submit certain information about the number of COVID-19 patients admitted to the hospital through a portal established by an HHS vendor, TeleTracking. HHS stated that submitting this data will inform the decisionmaking on future payments…Read More

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”), which became law on March 27, 2020, requires all providers of COVID-19 diagnostic testing to publish on their public websites the cash price for such testing during the declared emergency.[1] Doing so also allows health care providers to set a reimbursement rate with out-of-network payors…Read More

Tuesday, April 21 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 This afternoon the Senate unanimously approved by voice vote a $484…Read More

As we discussed here, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) recently conducted a webinar regarding employment practices amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. During the webinar, the EEOC analyzed 22 employment-related questions. In the previous article, we addressed the first 11 questions of the webinar. We will now cover the last 11 questions for your review. 12)…Read More

As the number of infections from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (“SARS‑CoV‑2”), the virus that causes COVID-19, continues to rise globally, interest in effective treatment options remains a concerted focus internationally. One potential treatment option that holds promise is the use of convalescent plasma. The FDA’s recently released “Investigational COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma, Guidance for…Read More

Earlier this month, Hall Render published an article detailing possible rent relief options for commercial landlords and tenants to consider while the COVID-19 outbreak continues and tenants cannot resume normal operations within their premises. Even so, in some cases, landlords and tenants have not and will not come to an agreement—potentially given landlords’ existing debt…Read More

On April 19, 2020, CMS issued recommendations for reopening health care facilities for non-emergent, non-COVID-19 care in certain communities. This guidance is intended to operate in coordination with the Trump administration’s Guidelines for Opening Up America Again as states, regions and counties implement plans to resume activities that have been suspended during the current public…Read More