April 7, 2022
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has reopened the reporting time for recipients of Period 1 Provider Relief Funds.
Physicians who received more than $10,000 in provider relief funds and failed to submit their period 1 report should act immediately. Between April 11 and April 22 at 11:59 pm Central Time, providers who have not submitted their Period 1 report may submit a late Reporting Period 1 report request.
Physician practices should receive information about how to submit a request directly from HRSA via email. If a provider did not submit a Period 1 report and does not hear from HRSA, the provider may initiate communication by calling 866-569-3522.
During this reopening period, a provider must choose an extenuating circumstance(s) that prevented compliance with the original reporting deadline. While attesting to an extenuating circumstance is required, no supporting document or proof is required. If HRSA approves the extenuated circumstances form, the provider will receive a notification to proceed with completing the Reporting Period 1 report shortly thereafter. Providers will have 10 days from the notification receipt date to submit the late Period 1 report in the PRF Reporting Portal.
The AMA will continue to advocate for greater flexibility and more information to ensure physician practices have an adequate opportunity to come into compliance. On March 31, the AMA and 31 national medical specialty societies sent a letter to HRSA, noting that small and rural practices appeared to be particularly impacted by the potential recoupment, and that physician practices were unaware of the deadline.
May 29, 2025
As the Legislature works to complete its work on the state’s two-year budget, another deadline is looming. Legislators are required to pass a balanced budget before the end of the fiscal year—June 30, 2025. If they don’t meet that deadline, the state will begin a partial shutdown.
May 29, 2025
Registration has opened for the Empowering Physicians: A Night of Reflection and Engagement event, featuring best-selling author Elisabeth Rosenthal, MD.
May 29, 2025
The AMA is encouraging physicians to contact their U.S. senators and urge them to revise the reconciliation bill passed recently by the U.S. House of Representatives. While the bill includes language that would stabilize Medicare physician payments, it also threatens to cripple Medicaid and CHIP.