CMS makes 2nd round of sweeping regulatory changes in response to COVID-19: 12 notes
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospita Review) CMS has issued another round of sweeping rule changes and regulatory waivers, giving
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Health Care Finance
Walgreens lowers prices on hundreds of prescription drugs
( By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Walgreens cut the costs of hundreds of its prescription drugs in
Read MoreFree Clinics Try To Fill Gaps As COVID Sweeps Away Job-Based Insurance
(By Michaela Gibson Morris for Kaiser Health News) TUPELO, Mississippi — Joe Delbert hadn’t needed the Tree of Life Free
Read MoreLabCorp offering free antibody tests for anyone with provider order
(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospitl Review ) LabCorp is now offering free COVID-19 antibody tests for anyone with an
Read MoreHealth Insurers Prosper As COVID-19 Deflates Demand For Elective Treatments
(By Julie Appleby and Steven Findlay for Kaiser Health News) As doctors and consumers are forced to put most nonemergency
Read MoreAmid Coronavirus Distress, Wealthy Hospitals Hoard Millions
(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) Inova Health System, with campuses in some of the wealthiest suburbs of Washington,
Read MoreTelehealth Will Be Free, No Copays, They Said. But Angry Patients Are Getting Billed.
(By Jay Hancock for Kaiser Health News) Karen Taylor had been coughing for weeks when she decided to see a
Read MoreMedicare posts a $5.8 billion loss in 2019
The new Medicare Trustees Report shows that Medicare posts a $5.8 billion loss in 2019 on $323 billion in revenue.
Read More2020 Medicare Trustees Report & Trust Funds
The Medicare Program is the second-largest social insurance program in the U.S., with 61.2 million beneficiaries and total expenditures of
Read MoreInsurer premium rebates could total $2.7B this year
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Insurers offering commercial health plans to employers and individuals could issue roughly
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