June 9, 2020 5:10 pm Health Policy HHS Announces Updates to Provider Relief Fund HHS today announced that it plans to distribute approximately $15 billion to eligible providers that participate in state Medicaid and CHIP programs and have not received a payment from the Provider Relief Fund general allocation. Beginning tomorrow, eligible providers will be able to report their annual patient revenue through an enhanced Provider Relief Fund Payment Portal. This information will be used to help determine the payment received by each eligible provider, which will be at least 2% of reported gross revenue from patient care. HHS also announced an additional $10 billion allocation for safety net hospitals. To learn more about these updates, click here. News & Knowledge All Curi recommendations are based on current CDC criteria at the time of publication. CDC guidance for SARS-CoV-2 infection may, or may not, be adopted by state and local health departments to respond to rapidly changing local circumstances. Providers should always check with their local health department to see if the CDC’s guidance on any given topic has been modified (particularly if more restrictive) from the CDC’s recommended guidelines. Follow this link https://www.cdc.gov/publichealthgateway/healthdirectories/index.html for contact information to your state/local health department. If local recommendations vary from those of the CDC, and you are unsure what recommendations to follow, then it is safer to follow the more restrictive guidelines/recommendations.