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Feds Extend PHE for Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands

Published on Thu Jan 04, 2018

Recovery from the devastation of Hurricane Maria has prompted the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to push out the deadline for the Public Health Emergency (PHE) in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The PHE declaration extension gives Medicare providers more options for the delivery of care and lifts some federal healthcare regulations that cannot be met [...]
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