The $2 Trillion COVID-19 Stimulus Law and Its Impact on the Health Care Industry

On Friday, Congress passed the COVID-19 Stimulus Law in its most recent installment of critical legislation responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. As expected, the legislation includes a number of health care provisions aimed at addressing emergency drug and device shortages; increasing access to care for patients with COVID-19 while providing additional safeguards for other patients; and offering financial relief in the form of, for example, additional appropriations waiving patient cost-sharing, delaying payment reductions, and additional reimbursement.