COVID-19 Crisis Threatens Beleaguered Assisted Living Industry
(By Laura Ungar and Jay Hancock for Kaiser Health News) David Aguirre jumped in his truck and drove toward the
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Month: April 2020
UnitedHealth Group announces $2 billion in accelerated claim payments to providers
UnitedHealth Group announced it is taking steps immediately to accelerate payments and other financial support to health care providers in
Read MoreFor Alzheimer’s Patients And Their Families, Coronavirus Can Mean Loving From Afar
(By Jonathan Hamilton for NPR) Before coronavirus, Ken Gregersen spent most days with his wife, Evie, who has Alzheimer’s and lives
Read MoreCMS will speed $34B in payments to hospitals
( By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS has approved nearly $34 billion in payments to hospitals and other
Read MoreSafety tips to avoid being scammed
According to the New York Alliance Against Insurance Fraud, seniors with Medicare are being widely targeted by scammers trying to
Read MorePandemic Delays Federal Probe Into Medicare Advantage Health Plans
(By Fred Schulte for Kaiser Health News) Federal health officials, citing a need to focus on the COVID-19 pandemic, have
Read MoreChanges to employer-sponsored health plans due to the Coronavirus
On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act was signed into law. CARES Act, expended
Read MoreEli Lilly caps insulin cost at $35 per month amid COVID-19 pandemic
( By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Eli Lilly is capping the out-of-pocket cost for insulin at $35 per
Read MoreDispatch From A Country Doctor: Seeing Patients Differently In The Time Of Coronavirus
(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) Patients would often stop by River Bend Family Medicine just to gab with
Read MoreInside Meals On Wheels’ Struggle To Keep Older Americans Fed During A Pandemic
(By Bruce Horovitz for Kaiser Health News) In the best of times, Meals on Wheels faces the herculean task of
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