CMS issues coverage rules for COVID-19 vaccine: 10 things to know
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare, Medicaid and private insurers will all be required to cover a COVID-19
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Medicaid
Medicaid Enrollment & Spending Growth: FY 2020 & 2021
(By Robin Rudowitz, Elizabeth Hinton, Madeline Guth, and Lina Stolyar for Kaiser Family Foundation) The coronavirus pandemic has generated both a
Read MoreHow Lyft’s growing medical business is trying to close gaps in health care access
(By Prathibha Gopalakrishna for STAT) When Megan Callahan was weighing whether to join Lyft’s burgeoning health care business two years ago,
Read MoreRF-Diary can monitor while preserving privacy
Researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) have developed a fully wireless system to monitor not only
Read MoreAnalysis of Recent National Trends in Medicaid and CHIP Enrollment
(By Robin Rudowitz, Bradley Corallo, and Samantha Artiga for Kaiser Family Foundation) This data note looks at national and state-by-state
Read MoreNew York’s “batch buy-in” process
New York’s newly streamlined Medicare Savings Program enrollment known as a “batch buy-in” will allow people who are eligible for
Read MoreNew CMS rule promotes payer drug price negotiations based on clinical outcomes
(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS issued a proposed rule June 17 that would make it easier for Medicaid
Read MoreMedPAC recommends accelerating the transition to value-based payment reform
In a nonbinding report to Congress, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) recommends accelerating the transition to value-based payment reform
Read MoreIf You’ve Lost Your Health Plan In The COVID Crisis, You’ve Got Options
(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) The coronavirus pandemic — and the economic fallout that has come with it
Read MoreHow to decide on the best insurance option for you
If you are one of the estimated 27 million people who lost their health insurance along with your job due
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