Staffing Resources 

• COVID Considerations Webinar: Healthcare Worker Vaccination and Employer Mandates
• Leaves, Layoffs, and Furloughs: Navigating Resources to Temporarily Reduce Clinic Staff
• Presenter Slides
• COVID-19 and Unemployment Insurance Benefits for Employers
• COVID-19 and Unemployment Insurance Benefits for Workers
• Paycheck Protection Program
• Davis Brown Law Firm Webinar: Contracts and COVID-19: What Healthcare Providers Need to Know
• Webinar: A Doctor's Guide to Financial Planning Through a Crisis

State Assistance Programs

• COVID-19: Iowa Business Recovery Assistance

Federal Assistance Programs

CARES Act Provider Relief Fund

HHS partnered with UnitedHealth Group (UHG) to deliver the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund payments. Physicians with inquiries about the status of their payments should contact UHG Provider Relations. Upon receiving funds, providers have 45 days from the date of payment to complete the payment attestation and agree to the terms and conditions. Practices that do not already have direct deposit through CMS or UHG’s Optum Pay, will receive a paper check unless they call UHG to set up direct deposit.

• UHG Provider Relations: (866) 569-3522
• CARES Act Provider Relief Fund Payment Attestation Portal
• CARES Act Provider Relief Fund Terms & Conditions
• CARES Act Provider Relief Fund Information Page
• CARES Act Provider Relief Fund Fact Sheet
• CARES Act Provider Relief Fund Initial Distribution by State
• AMA: CARES Act Provider Relief Fund Application Guide
• AMA: Guidance for HHS General Allocation Fund Portal
• HHS Fact Sheet: Provider Relief Fund General Distribution 2
• HHS: CARES Provider Relief Fund Payment Portal
• Provider Relief Fund: A Step by Step Guide (HRSA)

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Information regarding Medicare payment changes to provide additional resources for impacted practices.

• Medicare Accelerated/Advanced Payment Fact Sheet
• Medicare Accelerated/Advanced Payment Press Release
• HHS Announces Relief Fund Distributions for Safety Net Hospitals, Medicaid & CHIP Providers (6/9/2020)

Enacted Federal Legislation

(Information regarding the federal legislation enacted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.)

COVID-1 (Signed 3/6/2020): Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act

•   Bill Text
•   Section-By Section Summary

COVID-2 (Signed 3/18/2020): Families First Coronavirus Response Act

•   Bill Text
•   Section-By-Section Summary
•   Fact Sheet
•   Families First Coronavirus Response Act Key Takeaways
•   Fisher Phillips COVID-19 FAQ For Employers

COVID-3 (Signed 3/27/2020): Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act

• Bill Text
  
• Section-By-Section Summary
  
• Individual Assistance FAQ
• Unemployment Assistance FAQ
• Small Business & Health Care Assistance Top Line Fact Sheet 
• The Small Business Owner's Guide to the Care Act
• AMA Summary of Healthcare Provisions

- COVID-3.5 (Signed 4/24/2020): Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act

COVID-4 (Signed 12/27/2020): Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021

• Bill Text
• Healthcare Provisions Summary
• CY2021 MPFS Combined Impact by Specialty