Billing and the End of COVID Public Health Emergency – Important Information

The Department of Health and Human Services has ended the federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) for COVID-19 effective May 11, 2023. The Public Health Emergency provided waivers which helped hospitals to focus on providing necessary patient care in a timely manner, including COVID-19 testing, treatment and vaccination during the health crisis. Now that the PHE has ended, we wanted to share changes that may impact your health care effective May 12, 2023.