Susan Morse
By the end of March, 33% of behavioral health claims for Optum members were for a telehealth visit, compared to 2% prior to COVID-19.
Proposed changes to the inpatient prospective payment system would speed approval of new technology add-on payments for antimicrobials.
Providers need time to prepare to implement the final rule, scheduled to go in effect Jan. 1, 2021, at a time when they are facing the coronavirus pandemic and its resulting financial issues.
Gilead Sciences committed to supplying approximately 607,000 vials over the next six weeks to treat an estimated 78,000 hospitalized patients.
Insurers get a one-week extension to finalize 2021 exchange plan applications, giving them time to analyze the effect of COVID-19 in setting premiums.
AHIP and HFMA expect to issue voluntary billing guidance for outpatient services soon.
Consumer-centric digital services could become the new norm, according to CEO and President Larry Merlo.
A continuous cardiorespiratory monitor uses a much larger data set for an analysis of risk for a subacute, potentially catastrophic, illness.
U.S. health insurers will remain profitable under the most likely scenarios, despite the highly uncertain severity and duration from COVID-19.
Cost sharing is being waived for in-network primary care, behavioral health and telehealth visits.