The current public health emergency ends on April 16, with the federal government giving all indication of the coming end of the PHE, according to Michael P. Strazzella, head of Federal Government Relations at Buchanan Ingersoll and Rooney, Healthcare Finance reports.
Since the Department of Health and Human Services has said it would give 60 days notice prior to announcing the end of the PHE, most providers and others are looking for another 90-day extension that would end the PHE in July, or at least give an extension past the April deadline.
Sixty days is not a long notice period for hospitals to prepare for the end of waivers and flexibilities the government has granted under the PHE, Strazzella said.
But HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra has given clear indication during budget hearings that the country is getting close to the end of this public health emergency, he said. Read more.
