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Healthcare Policy: COVID-Relief Legislation & More

Friday, March 12, 2021
McDermott+Consulting is pleased to provide the McDermottPlus Check-Up, your regular update on health care policy from Washington, DC.
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Congress
Biden Signed American Rescue Plan
The American Rescue Plan of 2021 (ARP) largely follows President Biden’s initial $1.9 trillion proposal. The ARP extends unemployment insurance benefits and provides $1,400 stimulus payments to qualifying Americans. It also makes several important health policy changes, including providing funding for vaccine distribution and COVID-19 testing, making policy adjustments to Medicaid, facilitating insurance coverage and providing another $8.5 billion through a Provider Relief Fund look-alike mechanism to specifically support rural providers. The final bill also makes two narrowly focused Medicare payment changes. The version that was signed into law ultimately did not include a federal minimum wage increase, or a number of other financi ....

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Healthcare Policies: Senate COVID-Relief Expected to Pass

Friday, March 5, 2021
McDermott+Consulting is pleased to provide the McDermottPlus Check-Up, your regular update on health care policy from Washington, DC.
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The Senate is expected to pass its version of coronavirus (COVID-19) relief legislation as early as this weekend after the House passed its package along party lines late last week. The Senate Finance Committee sent the nomination of Xavier Becerra to be Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to the Senate floor.
Congress
Congress Advanced COVID-19 Relief Package
After the House of Representatives passed the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, known as the American Rescue Plan, by a largely party-line vote of 219-212 late last week, the Senate quickly released its own version and took up consideration of the bill. The Senate version is substantially similar to the House version, but contains key changes, including an additional $8.5 billi ....

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