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Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies, and analyses; and other health policy news.
Week in Review Highlight of the Week:
On Wednesday, HHS finalized its review of Phase 3 Provider Relief Fund applications and began distribution of the funds. Read more about this action and other news below.
I. Regulations, Notices & Guidance
On December 14, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), along with several other agencies, issued a final rule entitled,
Equal Participation of Faith-Based Organizations in the Federal Agencies’ Programs and Activities. This rule provides clarity about the rights and obligations of faith-based organizations participating in the Agencies’ Federal financial assistance programs and activities. This rulemaking is intended to ensure that the Agencies’ Fed
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Congress approved a $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill late Monday. The massive bill includes money for stimulus checks, jobless benefits and business loans.
But it also includes protections for health care consumers and money for COVID-19 vaccine distribution, important provisions that could easily be overlooked because of the size of the bill.
Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills
Almost as soon as congressional negotiators reported they’d struck a deal, Democratic House and Senate leaders announced the bill includes a provision to protect patients from surprise medical bills.
Surprise bills are the unexpected charges you can get stuck with when your insurance company refuses bills from out of network providers. Those surprise bills can be quite high even ruinous frequently in the thousands or tens of thousands of dollars.
COVID-19 Will Change LTC Plans for Clients The pandemic has hit long-term care institutions particularly hard, and the effects are likely to persist, including a shift to more home-based care and changing projections for clients’ retirement costs.
Long-term care has long been the biggest hole in the U.S. retirement safety net, and the pandemic is raising the stakes on the risks your clients face.
The horrific level of death among residents and staff in care facilities has called into question the model for institutional care. Meanwhile, the costs are jumping, driven by accelerating pressures on care facilities.
For planners advising clients on a future that may require a lengthy span of care at some level, the outlook is opaque.
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