Public health emergency designation won't cut hospitals' COVID-19 relief funds

Modern Healthcare: Healthcare providers' eligibility for COVID-19 relief grants won't be limited to costs and lost revenue they incurred during the HHS-designated public health emergency, according to an agency official.

HHS Secretary for Public Affairs Michael Caputo on Monday confirmed that the agency plans to renew the COVID-19 public health emergency designation for another 90 days. Providers had worried that allowing the emergency to expire on July 25 would automatically roll back increased payments and waived regulations the Trump administration and lawmakers adjusted to assist them during the COVID-19 pandemic as COVID-19 cases are again on the rise.

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