JD Supra January 14, 2021
Passed by Congress Dec. 21, 2020, and signed by President Donald Trump Dec. 27, 2020, the $1.4 trillion omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R. 133), includes numerous statutory provisions that directly affect healthcare providers.
The spending bill funds the federal government through the end of the fiscal year, Sept. 30, 2021, and provides a $300 per week federal unemployment supplement, $600 stimulus checks and $284 billion for a second round of Paycheck Protection Program loans discussed in a previous McGuireWoods alert, among other policies. To assist the healthcare industry in understanding the policies included in the massive spending bill, this alert summarizes 15 key healthcare provisions included in H.R. 133.
- Medicare physician fee schedule payment increase in 2021. To...