Updates & Analysis

Federal Updates HHS Announces Further Details on Allocation of $100 Billion CARES Act Provider Funding Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced new information on how the $100 billion provider relief funding included in the CARES Act will be distributed. Of this pool, $30 billion has already been distributed, proportional to providers’…

Federal Updates Congress Reaches Deal to Increase Funding for Small Businesses and Health Care Providers by Nearly $500 billion Today (April 21st), the Senate passed a bill by voice vote that will amend the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to provide further economic relief for businesses and health care providers affected by…

State Updates Governor Cuomo Forms Task Force on Reopening the Economy, Announces Statewide Antibody Testing Today (April 20th), Governor Cuomo held a press conference during which he announced that total COVID-19 hospitalizations have ticked down slightly, while new hospitalizations and COVID-19-related deaths remain relatively flat. Addressing next steps for “reopening” the economy, the Governor announced…

Governor Cuomo Discusses Reopening Plan and Efforts to Increase Testing Capacity Today (April 17th), Governor Cuomo held a press conference during which he announced that the observed plateauing of the COVID-19 outbreak continues, as total COVID-19 hospitalizations have again decreased slightly but new hospitalizations per day remain roughly flat. Addressing the “reopening” of New York…

State Updates Governor Cuomo Issues Executive Order 202.17 Yesterday (April 15th), Governor Cuomo signed Executive Order 202.17 (available here) which includes new directives related to the COVID-19 emergency. The Order modifies a directive in Executive Order 202.16 (available here) related to issuing no-action or no-filing letters by requiring such letters to be issued by the Attorney General…

State Updates  Governor Cuomo Indicates Further Plateauing of Cases, Discusses Large Scale Testing Efforts Today (April 15th), Governor Cuomo held a press conference during which he announced further evidence of a plateau in the COVID-19 outbreak. Yesterday saw a decrease in the number of total ongoing hospitalizations as well as decreased average growth, while the…

Federal Updates  CMS, DOL, and Treasury Announce Expanded Coverage for Diagnostic Services On April 11th, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Department of Labor, and Department of the Treasury jointly issued a set of frequently asked questions (FAQs) implementing new requirements to offer coverage with no cost-sharing for COVID-19 testing and associated services…

State Updates Governor Cuomo Announces Continued Reduction in Hospitalizations, New Charity Collaboration Today (April 9th), Governor Cuomo held a press conference (available here) at which he announced that yesterday was the third consecutive day in which the New York saw a decrease in new hospitalizations. However, yesterday also set another new record single-day increase in…

State Updates  Governor Cuomo Sees Preliminary Success in Flattening the Curve, Announces Extended Unemployment Benefits Today (April 8th), Governor Cuomo held a press conference during which he confirmed that data now indicates that the “NY on PAUSE” social distancing measures were successfully working to reduce the severity and “flatten the curve” of the COVID-19 outbreak…

Governor Cuomo Announces Decrease in Average Hospitalizations, Regional Approach to Restarting the Economy Today (April 7th), Governor Cuomo held a press conference during which he announced further improvements in the status of the COVID-19 outbreak. The three-day average of new hospitalizations has significantly decreased, further supporting the idea that the outbreak may be at or…

State Updates Governor Cuomo Announces Possible Plateau in COVID-19 Hospitalizations and Deaths Today (April 6th), during Governor Cuomo’s COVID-19 press conference, the Governor announced that the death rate from COVID-19 has been effectively flat for the last two days in New York State, and the numbers of new hospitalizations and intubations have decreased. Tentative new…

Federal Updates  Treasury Releases Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Interim Final Rule On April 3rd, the Department of the Treasury announced the implementation of sections 1102 and 1106 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). Section 1102 of the Act temporarily adds a new Small Business Administration program, the Paycheck Protection Program,…