On October 1st, US Department of Health and Human Services announced $20 billion dollars of new provider relief funding for healthcare and dental providers.
New developments under Phase 3 include:
- Application period for eligible dentists begin October 5th and ends November 6th
- In this new round of funding, dentists that began practicing January 1, 2020 through March 3, 2020 are now considered eligible
- Relief funding still limited to 2% of patient collections
- Dentists that have already applied, accepted, or rejected funds are now able to make corrections to their original application and receive an additional payment if an error was made
For additional information, you should review the American Dental Association’s recent article; HHS announces Phase 3 of the Provider Relief Fund.