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HHS renews public health emergency, allowing waivers, Medicaid increase to remain in play

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HHS renews public health emergency, allowing waivers, Medicaid increase to remain in play McKnight's With the expiration of the public health emergency declaration just two days away, the federal government on Thursday renewed the declaration for the pandemic, a welcome move for long-term care providers. The upheld declaration, which now will expire at the end of October, allows a slew of waivers for long-term care providers, including the suspension of three-day prior hospital stay and the relaxation of telehealth restrictions, to continue, and maintains increased Federal Medical Assistance Percentages (FMAP). READ MORE

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