Hospice Insights: The Law and Beyond

COVID-19 Hospice How-To Series: Legal and Accounting Perspectives on Commonly Asked Provider Relief Fund Questions

Episode Summary

In this episode, Husch Blackwell’s Hospice & Palliative Care attorneys Meg Pekarske, Bryan Nowicki and Andrew Brenton, and Crowe’s accounting professionals Bucky High, Dan Yunker and Stephanie Cerney discuss commonly asked COVID-19 relief fund questions from hospices across the country. The group shares legal and accounting perspectives as well as practical considerations to help hospices as they operationalize their use of relief payments.

Episode Notes

Overview:

This episode commonly asked questions from hospices across the country. The group shares legal and accounting perspectives as well as practical considerations to help hospices as they operationalize their use of relief payments.

Presenters:

Husch Blackwell’s Hospice & Palliative Care attorneys Meg Pekarske, Bryan Nowicki and Andrew Brenton, and Crowe’s accounting professionals Bucky High, Dan Yunker and Stephanie Cerney/professionals/meg-pekarske

Resources:

• Presentation Slides: COVID-19 Town Hall for Hospices
• CARES Act Provider Relief Fund Webpage
• HHS Provider Relief Fund Frequently Asked Questions (May 18, 2020)
• Husch Blackwell: Risks of Spending Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund Payments
• Husch Blackwell Coronavirus Toolkit
• Husch Blackwell CARES Act Updates