Susan Morse
Telehealth is another benefit cited by consumers as Medicare open enrollment ended December 7.
If confirmed, Becerra will be the first Latino to lead the department.
United's Medicare Advantage members will be invited to volunteer through United in Research, a UHG virtual tech platform.
A new requirement for the nation's 6,200 hospitals and critical access hospitals is to report their inventory of therapeutics to treat COVID-19.
There should be enough of the vaccine for every American who wants it, by spring, HHS Secretary Alex Azar says.
Having the algorithms is the only way to deal with overwhelming amounts of data and a huge influx of COVID-19 patients, says Adam Myers.
Final rule expands Medicare telehealth services and increases pay for office visits, but cuts emergency physician payment.
Some 30 insurers are entering the individual market, and an additional 61 are expanding their service area within states, a KFF report says.
States, as Georgia has done, could waive certain ACA requirements to develop their own state healthcare programs.
Medicare beneficiaries can receive telehealth services from any location, including their homes.