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HHS Officially Renews Public Health Emergency for COVID-19

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HHS Officially Renews Public Health Emergency for COVID-19 ModernHealthcare HHS has officially renewed the public health emergency designation that is tied to significant funding for healthcare providers and state Medicaid programs. HHS Secretary Alex Azar officially extended the COVID-19 public health emergency designation for another 90 days. Significant funding and regulatory relief for hospitals and other healthcare providers are tied to the emergency, which was set to expire on July 25. Lobbyists and healthcare industry players were concerned that the bureaucratic decision could get caught up in political maneuvering and pressured the administration to continue the emergency. HHS officials had repeatedly signaled HHS' intention to continue the emergency designation, and the agency previously renewed it in Apr READ MORE

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