
On July 27, 2020, Pennsylvania State Senator Lisa Baker (R, Dist. 20) introduced Senate Bill 1239, which the Pennsylvania State Senate referred to its Senate Judiciary Committee.

The False Claims Act allows whistleblowers to pursue cases even if the Justice Department decides not to intervene.

. The new law allows nonprofits to increase the rate at which they spend their endowments for three years, and allows them and their donors to relieve restrictions on gifts indefinitely.

Using funds provided under the federal CARES Act, the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development has announced a "COVID-19 PA Hazard Pay Grant Program."
The state’s response to the COVID‑19 pandemic appears to have been timely and largely effective.
On June 19, 2020, CMS issued additional FAQs to clarify the process for billing outpatient hospital services provided by hospital clinical staff in the patient’s home using telecommunication technology during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Among other changes, as well as potential changes yet to be announced, the CMS Innovation Center made adjustments to timelines/deadlines as well as quality and financial methodologies to account for the impact, delay and other adverse consequences of the pandemic.
The PPP Flexibility Act modifies the Paycheck Protection Program to make it easier for borrowers to achieve forgiveness of PPP loans by extending critical timelines and easing certain restrictions.
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