Industry Notes: HHS Extends the PHE for a 10th Go-Round
With COVID numbers trending upwards again, it shouldn’t come as a shocker that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) decided to extend the public health emergency (PHE) again.
Now: The feds have renewed the PHE for another 90 days. HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra signed a tenth extension of the COVID-19 PHE, effective July 15 and lasting through October.
Remember, the PHE renewal allows for regulatory leniency and relaxed federal guidelines to accommodate providers dealing with the effects of COVID-19’s impact. This includes 1135 waivers and other flexibilities related to various Medicare policies and regulations.
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