Jeff Lagasse
Patients can find information about doctors, hospitals and nursing homes without searching through multiple tools.
The distribution is the latest update in the previously announced $5 billion in support to nursing homes wrestling with COVID-19.
Allowing families and caregivers to connect with their loved ones while maintaining distance has been a top safety priority for the system.
Total Medicare spending on acute care inpatient hospital services will increase by about $3.5 billion in FY 2021.
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.
Providers haven't been responding to Low Utilization Payment Adjustment thresholds as expected, the analysis finds.
While barriers remain, the forced use of digital health services during the health crisis leaves an opportunity for provider adoption.
About 260,000 currently insured cancer survivors ages 18-64 had coverage disruptions in 2018.
Failing to initially show a positive test result for a coronavirus patient could lead to appeals and administrative headaches.