Covid-19 Relief: See How New Funding Impacts Medicare Providers

Article Overview

This article explains how the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) extends and adds to earlier COVID-19 relief efforts and what that means for Medicare providers and other healthcare stakeholders. It focuses on broad categories of support such as rural provider funding, public health workforce investments, ambulance-related temporary relief, oversight, and mental health-related appropriations. The piece is aimed at healthcare providers, practice managers, and coding or compliance professionals who want to understand the scope of pandemic relief provisions that may affect provider operations.