Policy and Legislation
There was nothing in the bill for hospitals other than funds for coronavirus testing, and there's nothing on horizon until after the election.
The commission, which advises Congress on issues affecting Medicare, put forth a number of options aimed at maximizing care access while minimizing risk.
Expansion increases customer reach by 50% over last year, adding close to 80 new counties.
Only 54% of Medicare patients referred to home healthcare services following a hospitalization received home healthcare visits.
The distribution is the latest update in the previously announced $5 billion in support to nursing homes wrestling with COVID-19.
This week's top stories include California passing a law mandating a 45-day supply of PPE, digital health company GoodRX filing to go public, and healthcare execs naming telehealth as their No. 1 pandemic tech problem.
The law is meant to ensure that healthcare doesn't buckle under the weight of any future pandemics or public health crises.
Telehealth plays an increasingly critical part in treating patients, improving health outcomes and lowering costs.
Despite policies that try to drive prices down by giving consumers information, price transparency in healthcare does not work, the report says.
In his 70-minute speech from the South Lawn of the White House last night, President Donald Trump bashed opponent Joe Biden.