Medicaid, CHIP, & Dental (Phase 2 General Distribution) Deadline Extension

HHS has extended the deadline for Medicaid providers to apply for funds from the Provider Relief Fund.  The new deadline is now August 28, 2020.  If you did not receive any funds from the first general distribution in April, and are primarily medicaid, we urge you to apply for these funds.  For more information and to apply, please visit – https://www.hhs.gov/coronavirus/cares-act-provider-relief-fund/for-providers/index.html.

Second Chance for Certain Medicare Providers
HHS will also reopen the process for Medicare providers, who missed the June 3 deadline to submit their financial information, to submit this additional information. By submitting this additional revenue information to HHS, providers will be considered for an additional General Distribution payment from the $20 billion. This second payment when added to the first payment (received in April) would total 2% of their annual revenue. The application time period will run from Aug. 10 -28. It is presumed, though not yet confirmed by HHS, that providers will submit this data through the General Distribution portal. 

Payments for Providers Who Had a Change in Ownership

Finally, HHS announced a new opportunity for providers that experienced a change in ownership in 2020. In these cases, the prior owners likely received the initial Provider Relief Fund payments as they were based off of 2019 data. Therefore, the new owners have been prevented them from receiving a Provider Relief Fund payment until now. These providers will be able to submit their revenue information and change in ownership documentation to be considered for a Provider Relief Fund payment. It is not clear yet what portal providers should use to submit this data. The application opportunity opens on August 10 and runs through August 28. 

For more details, please see the press release here – https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2020/07/31/hhs-extends-application-deadline-for-medicaid-providers-and-plans-to-reopen-portal-to-certain-medicare-providers.html

Questions?

Contact:

David Carter | Director, Health Care Finance & Policy

C 360.888.5702