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To facilitate continuous patient care during quickly changing scenarios during the pandemic, the Drug Enforcement Administration has issued three exceptions to regulations for DEA-registered hospitals and clinics effective from April 10 until the public health emergency ends.
The Department of Health and Human Services announced updates to the process it launched last month for obtaining data on hospital bed capacity and utilization and COVID-19 testing results from in-house laboratories.
The Food and Drug Administration has issued emergency use authorizations for two respirator decontamination products.
The AHA urged the Department of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve to provide prompt guidance to help hospitals access the Main Street New Loan Facility created by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.
The AHA urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to use its authority to extend to home health agencies additional relief to enhance their role in supporting and optimizing the overall health care system response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
President Trump this week directed the Secretary of Defense to authorize 100% federal cost-sharing for certain states.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services approved the first COVID-19-related Children’s Health Insurance Program disaster amendment.
AABB launched a new website to inform the public, blood collectors and clinicians about COVID-19 convalescent plasma.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has delivered more than $51 billion in Medicare accelerated and advance payments to Part A providers, including hospitals, and Part B suppliers to combat resource challenges related to COVID-19.
The Internal Revenue Service released FAQs related to the deferral of deposit and payment related to certain employment taxes as authorized by the Coronavirus, Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act.