Home Health & Hospice Week
Check Out These PPP Loan Revisions
The Biden administration has adopted a new set of changes for the CARES Act Paycheck Protection Program loan program, mainly aimed at providing relief for smaller providers. For example: Non-citizen small business owners who are lawful U.S. residents may use Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITINs) to apply for relief, according to a White House fact sheet issued Feb. 22. “The PPP statute is clear that all lawful U.S. residents may access the program, but a lack of guidance from the [Small Business Administration] has created inconsistency in access for ITIN holders like Green Card holders or those here on a visa,” the release explains. “The SBA will address this unfair inconsistency by issuing clear guidance in the coming days that otherwise eligible applicants cannot be denied access to the PPP because they use ITINs to pay their taxes.” Another example: The SBA will “eliminate PPP access restrictions on small business owners who have struggled to make student loan payments by eliminating student loan debt delinquency as a disqualifier to participating in the PPP,” the agency says on its website. See more details about the changes at www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/coronavirus-relief-options/paycheck-protection-program.
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Finance:
HH, Hospice Companies Post Positive Earnings For Year Containing Many Negatives
Virtual visits keep in-person utilization in check at one national chain. Like for about everyone, [...] - COVID-19:
Nurse Staffing Shortage Threatens To Drag Down Home Health, Hospice Agencies
Staff quarantine siphons millions from companies’ bottom lines. While multiple factors have boosted home health [...] - Mergers & Acquisitions:
Healthcare Giant To Pay $400 Million For Brookdale Home Health, Hospice Business
Senior living company expects ‘steep’ growth for majority-HCA-owned business. If COVID has been rough for [...] - Hospice:
Medicare Finalizes Hospice Item Set V3.00
Say goodbye to Section O. It’s official: The Office of Management and Budget has finally [...] - Lawsuits:
Utah Federal Court Decision May Help Rein In Whistleblower Suits
Ruling ups the stakes for qui tam relators to support their claims. Bogus whistleblower suits [...] - Industry Note:
Medicaid Private Duty Orders Still Must Come From The Doc
COVID-sparked regulatory changes give rise to confusion. If you furnish private duty services under Medicaid, [...] - Industry Notes:
Check Out These PPP Loan Revisions
The Biden administration has adopted a new set of changes for the CARES Act Paycheck [...] - Industry Notes:
First Provider Relief Fund Fraudster Under Indictment Is An HHA Owner
Home health often gets painted with a broad Medicare fraud brush, and now it may [...] - Industry Notes:
Heavy Hitters Beseech Senate To Extend Sequestration Suspension
Sequestration suspension has helped bail out struggling home health and hospice agencies during the pandemic, [...] - Industry Notes:
Section J Fall Item Training Is Here
A new educational tool on filling out the Section J items that came with OASIS-D [...] - Industry Notes:
OIG Pledges To Root Out Telehealth Fraud Before Expansion
The extent to which pandemic-era telehealth flexibilities get made permanent may depend on the results [...] - Industry Notes:
Don't Overlook This Group When Securing Vaccinations
Don’t forget to include unpaid workers in your efforts to get staff vaccinated. In its [...]
