The $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, the American Rescue Plan, includes money for rural hospitals, billions of dollars for COVID-19 testing and contact tracing, and extra subsidies to help people buy health coverage through an Affordable Care Act ("ACA") plan. Epstein Becker Green attorneys Mark Lutes, Philo Hall, and Tim Murphy discuss the health-specific portions of the legislation, including increased funding for federal oversight activities, changes to public insurance programs, and what these changes might mean for stakeholders.
The Diagnosing Health Care podcast series examines the business opportunities and solutions that exist despite the high-stakes legal, policy, and regulatory issues that the health care industry faces.