Provider Training and Technical Assistance Related to COVID-19 Now Available
CDC To Provide Additional Funding Toward COVID-19 Outbreak
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced they will be awarding $186 million in supplemental funding to go towards the COVID-19 outbreak. The focus of this funding is for regions that have a high number of COVID-19 cases. Some examples of how this funding can be used include: staffing and surge staffing; lab equipment; and infection control.
CMS Special Open-Door Forum to Focus on Telehealth in Medicare During COVID-19
Tools to Assist with Recruitment of Displaced Workers
FCC Makes Decision to Adopt Telehealth Program
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently made the decision to adopt a $200 million telehealth program that will help support health care providers and patients responding to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This $200 million was appropriated as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Through this COVID-19 Telehealth Program, the FCC will assist health care providers to purchase telecommunications, broadband connectivity, and devices necessary for providing telehealth services. The applications for funding submitted by health care providers will be processed on a rolling basis.
Governor: Health Secretary Signs Order Providing Building Safety Measures to Combat COVID-19
ANCOR Webinar: Residential Provider’s Experience with COVID-19, March 27, 2020 Recording
April 6 Webinars CERC and CDC, Plus Tools and Resources from CDC
Commissioner of Social Security Shares Update about COVID payments
ADvancing States Publishes Ideas to Help During Times of Social Isolation
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