Susan Morse
Providers continue to face critical shortages of critical care staff, ventilators, masks and other personal protection equipment.
Half of U.S. physicians say they have treated a patient with COVID-19 symptoms, while three-quarters report not being able to test easily.
Should states win their case to regulate how PBMs contract with pharmacies, plan costs will rise, AHIP says.
Prior authorization requirements have hindered freeing up hospital beds due to delays in getting inpatients to post-acute care.
HHS and CMS should immediately distribute funds to every hospital at the rate of $25,000 per bed, or $30,000 in hot spots, AHA says.
Humana joins Aetna in covering in-patient hospital admissions for COVID-19 related treatment.
CMS is also allowing ERs to use drive-through testing and telehealth, and for tests to be done at home for stay-at-home residents.
Anthem claims the DOJ has violated the law in holding Medicare Advantage plans to payment standards that are not applied to regular Medicare.
President Trump signs $2 trillion coronavirus bill that includes $100 billion for hospitals.
BMC takes on financially distressed ambulatory surgery centers and makes them viable, company says.