Provider Relief Funds

Eligible long-term care facilities will be able to apply for both Phase 4 Provider Relief Funds and rural COVID-19 relief payments, according to new details released by the Health Resources and Services...

Providers can begin applying for their share of an additional $25.5 billion in COVID-19 relief funds starting Sept. 29, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Friday morning.

Feds weigh withholding Medicare funding for LTCFs that don’t mandate vaccines … Physicians report 20% increase in burnout, new survey finds … Treatment of tenacious stomach bug that troubles elderly...

Long-term care presents ‘unified coalition’ to prevent raid on Provider Relief Fund … Alzheimer’s patients wait as hospitals, insurers mull whether to offer Aduhelm … San Francisco OKs Pfizer,...

Over the past year, long-term care providers have received unprecedented amounts of federal funding as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Not only do providers want to avoid recoupment of these funds,...

Senate infrastructure deal closer after Medicare agreement, but provider organization worries remaining Provider Relief Funds could get lost in the tussle … A new reason to avoid ER trips: Study links...

Confusion and uncertainty are clouding the landscape as nursing homes across the country begin reporting lost revenues and COVID-19 related expenses that would allow them to keep their share of federal...

The federal government’s top watchdog is calling for better communication about the distribution of coronavirus relief funds, criticizing the Department of Health and Human Services for not having a...

Long-term care pharmacies call for inclusion in Provider Relief Fund … Clinically vulnerable elders at greater risk of deterioration during pandemic: study … Op-ed: FDA’s ‘abundance of caution’...

“Don’t worry about it. Take the money. We’ll deal with the details later,” said no one ever — especially not the federal government.