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
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Month: March 2020
Out-of-network hospital payment caps could save $124B a year, RAND finds
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) If out-of-network hospital payments were capped, up to $124 billion could be saved
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 MoreThe Startling Inequality Gap That Emerges After Age 65
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) In an era when “deaths of despair” — from substance abuse and suicide
Read MoreCMS is taking aim at high insulin prices
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services is lining up drug makers and private insurers who manage Medicare drug benefits
Read MoreCDC developing serologic tests that could reveal full scope of U.S. coronavirus outbreak
(By Andrew Joseph for STAT) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is developing tests that could provide public health
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
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