Due to the persistent efforts of KHA and its members, the final CARES Act (developed under Senator Mitch McConnell's leadership) was passed by the Senate and contains over $100 Billion in relief to hospitals and answers requests for help for Kentucky's hospitals. A summary of the key provisions of interest to hospitals is available at https://kyha.memberclicks.net/assets/docs/COVID19/CARESActKHASummary.pdf.

Unfortunately, Congressman Thomas Massie (KY-4) has indicated he will NOT VOTE in favor of the bill when it goes to the U.S. House for a vote. The House leadership was hoping for unanimous consent, but Representative Massie is planning to stop the bill. This legislation is crucial for the survival of many of the state's hospitals and MUST PASS the House.

Call to Action

Every Kentucky hospital should contact Representative Massie IMMEDIATELY to encourage him to VOTE YES...

Collective Medical has developed a network and real-time event notification and care collaboration platform in use by approximately 1,000 hospitals, tens of thousands of providers as well as every national health plan in the country. Collective connects patient data from all 50 states.

The platform and expansive network is ideally positioned to support regions' and states' ability to identify, treat, trace and analyze infection diseases, such as COVID-19.

View Collective's information sheet on the platform to see how they can help your facility fight COVID-19.

Two companies have reached out to KHA to share housing information with hospitals for your staff members and patient families who may need additional housing during the COVID-19 outbreak.

The Historic Boone Tavern Hotel - Available Lodging for Those in Need (Central KY)

"Right now is a very difficult time for those who are on the front lines of the COVID-19 emergency. The sacrifices that are being made by those individuals, as well as their families, is not lost on us. This being said, the Historic Boone Tavern Hotel would like to offer a very special discount for overnight stays for any of those who are reading this message and may need it - whether you are a hospital/medical field member, first-responder, or simply a person in need of a room. Boone Tavern is located right off of I-75 in the heart of Central Kentucky, just south of Lexington and Richmond. As of now, we do also have options for in-house guests to order food and beverage for breakfast, lunch and dinner at discounted prices, as well...

Collective Medical is a real-time event notification and care coordination platform with a nationwide network including more than 1,000 hospitals. Collective has been asked by several federal and state-based agencies how we can support care teams and public health professionals identify, isolate, treat and trace COVID-19. Collective is exploring numerous options and is deploying, for existing client partners, the creation of a cohort for COVID-19 diagnosis, upon request and free of charge. This includes Collective's current client partners in Kentucky.

For hospitals, health systems, health plans and other health care organizations not currently using the Collective platform, Collective has developed a rapidly deployable solution with functionality...

The Department of Medicaid Services has issued an emergency regulation (to be replaced by an ordinary regulation making the same changes) on Medicaid copayments. The regulation exempts 1915(c) Medicaid members and those who are in a long-term care facility from Medicaid co-pays, and waives copayments for all Medicaid members under Governor Andy Beshear’s emergency declaration for COVID-19. It also will allow for an MCO to reduce or eliminate copays which would impact enrollees once the emergency is lifted.

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On March 10, Governor Beshear issued an executive order...

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Medicaid (Anthem) is closely monitoring COVID-19 developments and how the novel coronavirus will impact their customers and provider partners. The Anthem clinical team is actively monitoring external queries and reports from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to help them determine what action is necessary on their part.

To help address providers’ questions, Anthem has developed an FAQ list (https://kyha.memberclicks.net/assets/docs/PreparednessDocs/AKYPECTalkingPointsCOVID19.PDF). Please review this information regarding questions you may have.

COVID-19 has opened the conversation on business continuity. What happens when your workforce doesn’t meet in the traditional office space? How can you continue productivity at home or other remote locations? KHA Diamond Sponsor Unified Technologies invites you to have a conversation about how you can keep your business thriving and connect to your patients and employees in meaningful ways. Whether your needs are increased bandwidth, communication platforms, video conferencing or more, they can help. Please complete the form at https://lnkd.in/ecngrWX to connect with Unified Technologies.

KHA has added Coronavirus toolkits to the KHA website at www.kyha.com/coronavirus. They can also be reached directly from the homepage, www.kyha.com.

There are three toolkits available targeted at hospital administrators, health care professionals and the general public. All three will be updated regularly, so check back often for the latest resources.

If you have any questions, please contact Ginger Dreyer at KHA (gdreyer@kyha.com).