Coronavirus/COVID-19

As the circumstances of social distancing and business interruption continue, federal contractors and subcontractors may find themselves in difficult financial situations as their employees are forced to sit idle due to facility [...]

Today, the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued new guidance relaxing anticipated scrutiny that borrowers were expecting under the Paycheck Protection Program.  In connection with a Paycheck Protection Program loan, a borrower must certify [...]

You may think you don’t have grant-related property questions, but you just might: What facility issues should you consider during the COVID-19 pandemic? The COVID-19 pandemic places many organizations in the position [...]

Earlier this week, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a COVID-19 Guidance on Disclosure of PHI to the Media (“Guidance”) reminding covered entities that they must have a patient’s written authorization [...]

There are universal lessons learned during ARRA that apply across all Federal grant programs and grantees. Join us for our upcoming webinar on May 7, 2020: “What can we learn from ARRA audits?”  [...]

In statements issued in recent days, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has described the timeline and parameters for a program reimbursing healthcare providers for costs they incur in [...]

On April 24, 2020, the President signed into law the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (“Act”) which, among other things,  provides an additional $321 billion for the Small Business Administration’s [...]

On April 17, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued guidance implementing Section 3704 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act, which was signed into [...]

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (ACF), the agency that oversees the Office of Head Start (OHS), released guidance on the CARES Act funding for [...]

On April 9, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) Billing (“ COVID-19 FAQs”). This guidance document, addresses, among other [...]