Reminder to Join RCPA and Senator Robert Casey
COVID Budget Impasse Halts Aid to Test and Treat Uninsured
Moderna Says Its COVID-19 Vaccine Works for Kids Under 6
HHS Distributing an Additional $413 Million in Provider Relief Fund Payments
Message from the Provider Relief Bureau of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA):
HRSA is making more than $413 million in Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Phase 4 General Distribution payments to more than 3,600 providers across the country this week.
Providers received an email notification Monday, March 21 if their application was among those processed in this latest batch. HRSA is working to review all remaining applications as quickly as possible.
With this announcement, a total of nearly $12 billion in PRF Phase 4 payments has now been distributed to more than 82,000 providers in all 50 states, Washington D.C., and five territories. This is in addition to HRSA’s distribution of American Rescue Plan (ARP) Rural payments, totaling nearly $7.5 billion in funding to more than 44,000 providers since November 2021.
Learn More
- HHS updated the state-by-state table detailing all Phase 4 payments made to date.
- As individual providers agree to the terms and conditions of Phase 4 payments, it will be reflected on the public dataset.
Gov. Wolf Addresses Providers’ Concerns for HealthChoices Agreement & Work Stoppages
Governor Tom Wolf recently responded to provider concerns over the language in the pending HealthChoices contracts as it relates to work force stoppages. The State added this language to limit service interruptions based upon an agency’s previous work stoppages. Providers raised the issue that inclusion of these provisions serves as a subsidiary policy goal of mandating health care unionization
Members can view the full response from Governor Wolf here.
ANCOR Capitol Correspondence: Congress Looks to Advance COVID-19 Relief Legislation
White House Officials Say U.S. Has Exhausted Funds to Buy Potential Fourth Vaccine Dose for All Americans
Agenda for April 5 MLTSS Subcommittee Released
The agenda for the April 5, 2022, Managed Long-Term Services and Supports (MLTSS) Subcommittee meeting has been released. The meeting will be held via webinar and remote streaming from 10:00 am–1:00 pm. Comments and questions regarding the meeting and agenda should be sent via email.
The conference line for the meeting is: 914-614-3221; PIN: 114-799-609#.
The links to participate via webinar and remote streaming are below.
RCPA Lobbyist Meeting to be Held on Thursday, March 31, 2022
IPRC Clinical Work Group Kickoff Meeting: Treating Pediatric Bowel/Bladder and Related Issues
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