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This week in Washington: President Joe Biden begins his term and Congress begins work to confirm cabinet secretaries.
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HHS Delays Trump Administration Final Rule on Health Clinics’ 340B Drug Discounts
CMS Releases an Informational Bulletin on the Extension of Grace Period Related to the Four Walls Requirement for IHS/Tribal Facilities
CMS: Part D Senior Savings Model – CY 2022 Pharmaceutical Manufacturer RFA Released
CMS: Applications for MIPS Exceptions Due to COVID-19 Now Due Feb. 1
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HHS: Final Rule Sets Term Limits for Agency Policy Directors
By Niv Elis - 12/29/20 09:54 AM EST
Unemployment benefits included in a new COVID-19 relief package will not lapse this week, as anticipated, despite President Trump As states are implementing these new provisions as quickly as possible, the Department does not anticipate that eligible claimants will miss a week of benefits due to the timing of the law’s enactment, a department spokesman told The Hill.
Two key emergency unemployment programs, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC), expired on Saturday, a day before Trump signed a $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill into law.
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Trump delayed signing the bill, which passed in Congress on Dec. 21, complaining that $600 stimulus checks were not large enough.