Susan Morse
Providers ask for $1 billion to care for patients and to ensure they can get personal protection equipment.
The designation frees up billions in funding for states and relaxes rules for providers and the federal government.
President Trump is expected to make an emergency disaster declaration today at 3 p.m
President Trump announces travel bans, emergency measures to help individuals and small businesses financially impacted.
CMS has provided flexibility to Medicare Advantage and Part D plans on testing, treatment and prevention.
Insurer will cover rapid and ultra-rapid whole genome sequencing done by Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine.
Health information will be transferred outside the protections of federal privacy laws, with information bought and sold on the open market, AHIP says.
Health plans in Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, CHIP, and through the federal exchanges, must share claims data electronically with patients.
Cigna and Aetna said they are waiving consumer co-pays, cost sharing and other out-of-pocket costs.
CMS calls on all providers to activate infection-control practices and issues guidance to inspectors.