Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19)
AHA statement on initial emergency funding from CARES Act from AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) yesterday released additional new waivers related to COVID-19. The waivers apply nationwide and are retroactive to March 1, 2020. Specifically, the agency provided additional waivers for clinicians that reduce supervision and other requirements鈥
Providers caring for patients with behavioral health disorders face unique challenges in balancing safe public health measures and clinical protocols during the COVID-19 emergency, the AHA said in a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar.
Federal Reserve announces new lending program to enhance support for small- and mid-sized businesses
The Federal Reserve announced the terms of both expanded and new "Main Street" lending facilities that would provide loans to a variety of eligible borrowers.
AHA urged the Federal Communications Commission to reconsider immediately its decision to limit participation in the COVID-19 Telehealth Program to certain nonprofit or public health care providers, noting that the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act included 鈥渘o such restriction鈥 on鈥
The Federal Emergency Management Agency issued a temporary rule to bar the exportation of some personal protective equipment, including some respirators and surgical masks and gloves.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency launched Project Air Bridge on March 29 to speed the delivery of much-needed medical equipment and supplies from overseas manufacturers.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated guidance for critical infrastructure workers鈥 return to work following exposure to COVID-19.
A bipartisan group of senators and representatives urged the administration to resume premium processing for physicians seeking employment-based visas to provide rural communities with access to foreign physicians who have just completed their medical training in the U.S.
The 黑料正能量 Association asks Health and Human Services to provide additional guidance and flexibility for providers caring for patients with behavioral health disorders.