Articles by Susannah Vance Gopalan

On December 27, 2020, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Pub. L. No. 116-260 (“the Act”), became law. The Act is a $2.3 trillion spending bill that combines $900 billion for stimulus relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic with a $1.4 trillion omnibus spending bill for the upcoming 2021 federal…

NEW WEBINAR: Join FTLF attorneys Susannah Gopalan and Kristen Schwendinger on June 30, 2020, at 1 PM ET, for a webinar entitled “Long Term Care Facility Infection Control Requirements and the COVID-19 Crisis.”  The webinar will review the most current LTC facility requirements for infection control, the status of related…

FTLF Partner Susannah Vance Gopalan hosted an episode of the American Health Law Association’s podcast, Speaking of Health Law. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act created, and the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act augmented, a $175 billion Provider Relief Fund, to reimburse health care providers…

This post originally appeared on NACHC’s blog on May 29, 2020. Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) have experienced rapid declines in patient encounters and revenues since the onset of the pandemic, being forced to lay off employees or suspend services to keep their doors open. Nonetheless, FQHCs are pivoting to…

On May 8, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published a regulation exercising additional flexibility relating to payment and services under the Medicare and Medicaid programs in response to the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) Public Health Emergency.[1] On April 30, 2020, CMS issued additional blanket waivers for health…