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Best Practices to Navigate CARES Act Provider Relief Funding and Minimize False Claims Act Exposure
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, Public Law 116-136, signed into law on March 27, 2020 established a “Provider Relief Fund” as part of a larger Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund, to be distributed by grants or other payment mechanisms to eligible healthcare providers in order to reimburse providers for healthcare related expenses or lost revenues that are attributable to COVID-19.