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FDA acts to expand access to COVID-19 therapy
The Food and Drug Administration recently issued an enforcement policy allowing certain modifications to expand the availability of devices used in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation therapy during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
DEA greenlights increased production, importation of controlled substances amid COVID-19 shortages
The Drug Enforcement Agency said it is increasing annual caps for controlled substances whose supplies are in high demand due the COVID-19 crisis.
Replay available of today’s AHA webinar on SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program
AHA General Counsel Melinda Hatton and Jones Day lawyers Cathy Livingston and Robin Overby hosted a webinar on the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program.
ECRI updates respirator reuse and extended use guidance
To help health care professionals understand the potential risks and benefits of N95 respirator reuse or extended use during the COVID-19 emergency, ECRI updated its clinical evidence assessment on these practices.
OIG to hold off on anti-kickback sanctions for COVID-19 activities covered by CMS Blanket Waivers of Stark
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Inspector General says it will seek to ensure health care providers retain regulatory flexibility during the COVID-19 crisis.
HHS: Fraudulent OCR investigator attempting to obtain PHI
The Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights April 3 warned HIPAA-covered entities of an individual posing as an OCR investigator attempting to obtain patients’ protected health information.
CARES Act fund to reimburse providers for uninsured patients
The federal government will use a portion of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act’s $100 billion emergency fund for hospitals and health care providers to reimburse providers treating uninsured COVID-19 patients, President Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar announced.
AHA Comments on Medicare Advantage Proposed Rule for Contract Years 2021 and 2022
The American Hospital Association appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed regulation regarding policy and technical changes to Medicare Advantage and Part D prescription drug program for Contract Years 2021 and 2022.
AHA to CMS: Extend 20% hospital add-on payment to LTCHs
The AHA urged CMS to use its authority to extend to LTCHs the 20% hospital add-on payment for Medicare beneficiaries diagnosed with COVID-19, which was authorized by the CARES Act.
AHA urges additional action to expand telehealth
The AHA urged HHS and CMS to consider taking additional actions that would expand the ability of hospitals and health systems to use telehealth in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.