Policy and Legislation
These funds are from the $175 billion relief package from Congress.
They will be sent enough tests to screen each resident and staff member weekly, as well as visitors if appropriate for the facility.
Halvorson envisions an integrated system which unites healthcare payment, improvement and racial and economic equity.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Robert Redfield says the controversial new process, which calls on hospitals to send capacity and utilization data to HHS, was made with CDC support.
An ongoing legal battle has made the price transparency final rule contentious, but its implementation may be inevitable.
Currently, if grandfathered plans violate pricing rules, they lose their grandfathered status.
The rule will help providers coordinate care, manage claims and ensure quality improvement, patient safety and proper training.
Approximately $115 billion of the $175 billion approved by Congress has been allocated.
Sutter Health cited "catastrophic" losses related to the coronavirus pandemic.
The rule would create a separate hospital payment category for CAR-T therapy, providing predictable payment rates for hospitals.