Toolkit
August 7, 2020

COVID-19: Policy Resources for Children's Hospitals

This resource hub is designed to help you easily find CHA policy tools and advocacy response resources, as well as external policy-related resources to assist your work during the COVID-19 crisis. Importantly, this page includes high-level tools and updates. Urgent time-sensitive action requests of hospitals—will continue to be communicated to you via email and Washington Update.

CHA Tools & Summaries
CHA Guidance
Provider Relief Funding Resources and Information
Medicaid
Supply Chain
Private Insurance
CHGME & Residency Requirements
Telehealth, Information-sharing and Privacy
State Policy Responses and Related Actions

CHA Resources

CHA Tools & Summaries

CHA Talking Points – Advocacy Efforts for Children's Hospitals' COVID-19 Relief Funding Update 8/7
Chart of Approved State 1135 Waivers Updated 8/7
CHA Signs on to Letter to Hill Seeking COBRA Support in COVID-19 Relief Legislation 8/4
Children and COVID-19: State Data Report (July 30, 2020) – A Joint Report from CHA and the American Academy of Pediatrics Updated 8/3
Congressional Relief Legislation and Related Children’s Hospitals’ Requests Updated with most recent Senate relief legislation summary 7/31
Chart Outlining COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Timeline 7/24
Chart of State Actions to Allow Patient Care Reengagement During COVID-19 Updated 7/17
Children’s Hospitals Send Letter to Congress Requesting $10 billion and Medicaid Protections 7/16
Letters from Congressional Members to Hill & HHS Leadership Requesting Funding for Children’s Hospitals Updated – New Bipartisan House Letter 7/2
Children’s Hospitals’ State Advocacy Efforts to Address COVID-19 – State Policy Roundtable Calls and Related Resources Updated 6/5
Children’s Hospital CEO letter to HHS on the need for additional relief funds for children’s hospitals – signed by over 75 hospital CEOs 5/18

CHA Guidance

Guidance for Pediatric Patient Care Reengagement 5/1

Federal & External Organizations’ Resources

Provider Relief Funding Resources and Information

Provider Allocation Portal

HHS CARES Act Provider Relief Fund General Information Related to Allocations, Eligibility and Distribution Methodology Updated 7/20 with a notice of post-payment reporting requirements
HHS Fact Sheet on General and Targeted Distribution Post-Payment Notice of Reporting Requirements 7/20
HHS Distribution Portal Details for Allocations of CARES Act Provider Relief Fund (including funding for children’s hospitals) Updated 7/31 with extended application deadline for Medicaid/CHIP providers through 8/28
HRSA Fact Sheet on the Provider Relief Fund Medicaid and CHIP Provider Distribution Updated with August 28 extended application deadline
HHS FAQs on CARES Act Provider Relief Funding – includes information on general and targeted distributions Updated 6/16: CHA issued a recent statement on the funding
Instructions for the Medicaid Provider Relief Funding Distribution 6/10
HRSA Portal for COVID-19 Claims Reimbursement for Testing and Treatment to Health Care Providers and Facilities Serving the Uninsured Updated May 2020

Provider Relief Fund Allocation Data

HRSA Provider Relief Fund – General Allocations Dataset Updated 8/6
HRSA Claims Reimbursement to Health Care Providers and Facilities for Testing and Treatment of the Uninsured Dataset Updated 8/6
HRSA COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund – High Impact Payments Updated 8/3
McDermott Plus Consulting COVID-19 Guidance Tracker Updated 6/4

Medicaid

Sens. Cruz, Lee, Colleagues Send Letter to President Trump Regarding Medicaid ‘MOE’ Concerns in FFCRA – Outlines reasons why the MOE requirement could be seen as constraining by states. 7/30
CMS – Blanket Waivers and Flexibilities for Health Care Providers Updated 7/28
CMS FAQs for State Medicaid and CHIP agencies Updated 6/30
CMS Innovation Center Models COVID-19 Related Timeline Adjustments Table 6/3
CMS – Programs & Payment for Care in Hospital Alternate Care Sites 5/26
CMS – Medicaid Managed Care Options in Responding to COVID-19 5/14
National Association of Medicaid Directors COVID-19 Medicaid Resource Page 6/3

Supply Chain

FDA Drug Shortages Response | COVID-19 Updated 8/4
HRSA Guidance on Immediate Enrollment in 340B 4/11
HRSA 340B Modifications to GPO Purchases 3/26

Private Insurance

Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program & Residency Requirements

CHGME

CMS Interim Final Rule – Counting Resident Time during COVID-19 Pandemic (pg. 142) 4/6
HRSA COVID-19 FAQ 4/1

Residency Updates

Telehealth, Information-sharing and Privacy

Telehealth Policy Guidance

Telehealth Policy Action Tracking

State Policy Responses and Related Actions

National Organizations Representing State Officials

Council of State Governments (CSG)

COVID-19: Fiscal Impact to States and Strategies for Recovery July 2020

National Governor’s Association (NGA) Policy Memos to Governors

National Conference of State Legislatures Tracking of State Policies and Budget Actions

Overview of State Action on COVID-19 – includes a COVID-19 State Legislation Data Visualization and a COVID-19 State Legislation Database Updated 8/7
State Actions on Coronavirus Relief Funds Database Updated 8/6
State Actions to Close Budget Shortfalls in Response to COVID-19 Updated 8/6
List of State Actions on Oversight of Federal COVID-19 Relief Funds Updated 8/4
August Fiscal Brief – How States Are Spending Coronavirus Relief Funds 7/31
COVID-19 Revised State Revenue Projections Updated 7/7
State Overview of Occupational Licensing During Public Emergencies 5/26

Additional State Policy Tracking Efforts

Additional State-focused Resources

HHS Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) – Overview of COVID-19 Grants and Cooperative Agreements Awarded to States Updated 8/7
KFF – State Data and Policy Actions and Medicaid Emergency Authority Tracker to Address Coronavirus Updated 8/6
State Health Care & Value Strategies – COVID-19 Resources for States Updated 8/4
National Health Law Program – Overview of Emergency Authorities Used by Federal and State Governments to Address Medicaid COVID-Related Changes in Coverage

Toolkit

COVID-19: Policy Resources for Children's Hospitals

Contents

CHA Resources

Federal & External Organizations’ Resources

Contacts

More on COVID-19

Advocacy Alert

Newsletters

Policy Update Calls

Key Issues

Advocacy

Quality & Patient Safety

Performance

Toolkit

COVID-19: Policy Resources for Children's Hospitals

Contents

CHA Resources

Federal & External Organizations’ Resources

Related Resources

Talking Points

Letter or Testimony

Contacts

More on COVID-19

Advocacy Alert

Newsletters

Policy Update Calls