IRS: High-deductible health plans can waive COVID-19 test cost without losing status
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) High-deductible health plans will be able to keep their status even if they
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Emerging Health Issues
Coronavirus Pushes Hospitals To Share Information About Stocks Of Protective Gear
(By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio for Kaiser Health News) Masks, gloves and other equipment are crucial as health care
Read MoreRemoving the barriers that could prevent or delay Medicare beneficiaries from receiving care
CMS announced guidance to Medicare Advantage and Part D plans to remove barriers that could prevent or delay Medicare beneficiaries
Read More7 reasons why it’s hard to control your coronavirus anxiety
(By Sharon Begley for STAT) The novel coronavirus has a long list of terrifying characteristics, spurring people from Japan to
Read MoreHow Coronavirus Is Affecting The U.S. Pharmaceutical Supply
(By Sydney Lupkin for NPR) The coronavirus outbreak that originated in Wuhan, China, is causing businesses, health officials and patients
Read MoreBilling and coding for coronavirus: 7 things to know
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS has released several fact sheets in recent weeks on billing and coding
Read MoreHow To Avoid Coronavirus? Lessons From People Whose Lives Depend On It
(By Anna Maria Barry-Jester for Kaiser Health News) Andrea Amelse knows hand-washing. For the past eight years, she’s been washing
Read MoreThe coronavirus outbreak has left medical supplies in short supply. Is the nation’s emergency stockpile ready to help?
(By Lev Facher for STAT) WASHINGTON — The U.S. government has a secretive, $7 billion stash of emergency medical equipment
Read MoreHow To Boost Your Emergency Supply Of Prescription Medicines
(By Patti Neighmond for NPR) As COVID-19 begins to spread and sicken more people in the United States, federal health
Read MoreSurging Health Care Worker Quarantines Raise Concerns As Coronavirus Spreads
(By Jenny Gold for Kaiser Health News) As the U.S. battles to limit the spread of the highly contagious new
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