03.25.20
On March 18, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order invoking the Defense Production Act (DPA) to “Prioritiz[e] and Allocat[e] Health and Medical Resources to Respond to the Spread of Covid-19.”
Coverage is the first step to ensuring that people have the care and information they need during this public health crisis while also ensuring a payment source for testing and treatment.
On Sunday, March 22, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a suite of tools to help state Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) agencies respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This edition primarily tracks the first wave of state actions.
03.23.20
Today, March 23, 2020, marks the ten-year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) being signed into law.
03.20.20
Increasingly severe limitations on public gatherings and other measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 have disrupted essential recording services in the real estate industry.
In an effort to protect the health and well-being of all Californians, Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-33-20 (Order) directing all Californians to stay home to slow the spread of COVID-19. Roughly 25 percent of all Californians were already under some form of “shelter in ...
Following Governor Gavin Newsom’s address, the acting chief deputy director of the state’s Office of Emergency Services (OES), Christina Curry, provided additional insight about Executive Order N-33-20 (Order).
Late Wednesday afternoon, the U.S. Senate passed—by a 90-8 vote—the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, a COVID-19 stimulus package.
03.19.20
On March 17, HHS exercised its waiver authority under Section 1135 of the Social Security Act to waive several administrative obligations imposed on hospitals under the HIPAA Privacy Rule.