For 2021, the mileage reimbursement rate for using own vehicle has dropped to $0.56 a mile, down from $0.575 in 2020. When a government vehicle is available, but the employee uses their own vehicle, the reimbursement rate is $0.16 a mile.
For 2021, the mileage reimbursement rate for using own vehicle has dropped to $0.56 a mile, down from $0.575 in 2020. When a government vehicle is available, but the employee uses their own vehicle, the reimbursement rate is $0.16 a mile.
The General Accountability Office (GAO) released a letter in May on the use of Title 42 and the Senior Biomedical Research Service (SBRS). The letter noted the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has had trouble recruiting and retaining medical and other professionals to support activities like biomedical and clinical research. This research can include studies of HIV, flu, and COVID-19. The 21st Century Cures Act provides additional hiring and retention authority—allowing HHS to hire up to 2,000 scientists with certain specialized graduate degrees, and increasing top pay to hire and retain an expert staff.
On June 1, 2020, the House passed Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act or the HEROES Act, a 3 trillion bill, which is another effort to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. While the Senate and White House said the bill was “dead on arrival,” some of its provisions may survive, since most everyone agrees another response to the pandemic is needed.
Late last year, the Federal Long-Term Care Insurance Program announced changes to the program. Read about the new provisions here