Medicare & Medicaid
Star ratings would add a Timely and Effective Care group and would include critical access hospitals and VA hospitals.
The agency has yet to say whether parity will remain between an in-person and a telehealth visit.
"The virus is receding," the president said of COVID-19 during a news conference on Monday.
Skilled nursing facilities will get a $750 million, or 2.2%, boost for 2021.
HHS estimated in 2018 that the 28.5% cut to drug reimbursement rates would save Medicare $1.6 billion.
This week's top stories include two competitors in consumer wellness and telehealth looking to score significant funding, and doctors, nurses and hospitals asking Congress for $100 billion to fight COVID-19.
One tracks the effectiveness of COVID-19 drug therapies and the other pays for counseling to slow the spread of the virus.
A new report by HHS Secretary Alex Azar is calling for congressional action to combat surprise billing and to promote price transparency.
Over half of beneficiaries said they have "low confidence" or "no confidence" in the government's pandemic response.
This data confirms the COVID-19 pandemic is disproportionately affecting racial and ethnic minorities.