Important Alliance Provider Funding Alert:

 

NEW Federal COVID-19 Relief Funds Now Available for Medi-Cal Providers

 

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services will host a technical assistance webcast on Monday, July 27, from 3 pm to 4 pm EST for providers who are interested in learning about the application process for the Provider Relief Fund. Providers are encouraged to register and join, by clicking here.

 

At the Alliance, we value our dedicated provider partner community. We appreciate all of your hard work on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic and everything to do to improve health and wellbeing in our community. We have an important update we would like to share with you.

Alliance providers now have a NEW opportunity to apply for provider relief funds from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, due to the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency.

Eligibility Requirements

  1. Must not have received payment from the $50 billion General Distribution (Occurred in April/May 2020); and
  2. Must have directly billed Medicaid for healthcare-related services during the period of January 1, 2018, to December 31, 2019, or (ii) own (on the application date) an included subsidiary that has billed Medicaid for healthcare-related services during the period of January 1, 2018, to December 31, 2019; and
  3. Must have either (i) filed a federal income tax return for fiscal years 2017, 2018 or 2019 or (ii) be an entity exempt from the requirement to file a federal income tax return and have no beneficial owner that is required to file a federal income tax return (e.g. a state-owned hospital or healthcare clinic); and
  4. Must have provided patient care after January 31, 2020; and
  5. Must not have permanently ceased providing patient care directly, or indirectly through included subsidiaries; and
  6. If, the applicant is an individual, have gross receipts or sales from providing patient care reported on Form 1040, Schedule C, Line 1, excluding income reported on a W-2 as a (statutory) employee

How to Apply

This is a NEW opportunity for Medicaid providers to receive federal relief funding. Eligibility rules for this funding is available at: CARES Act Provider Relief Fund: General Information

Key Application Materials:

Wednesday, July 8, 2020 HHS Webinar

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will host a webinar on Wednesday, July 8, 2020 for anyone interested in learning about the application process.

Webcast for Provider Relief Fund Medicaid & CHIP Distribution
Wednesday, July 8, 2020 1:00 PM PDT

To pre-register or for more information, please visit CARES Act Provider Relief Fund: For Providers.