H.R. 8337, the stopgap government spending bill that was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Trump on Oct. 1, 2020, includes various amendments to the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment (AAP) program. The AAP was expanded under the CARES Act and has allowed health care providers, namely hospitals, to receive an advance on their Medicare claims payments in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In this Porter Wright Law Alert, my colleagues John Green and Kyle Schrodi explain the changes to the program and impact on providers.