Susan Morse
The transaction would reduce hospital competition in central Pennsylvania, Department of Justice says.
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.
Once its insurance claim is resolved, HIMSS intends to come forward with additional remedies for the cancelled HIMSS20, says CEO Hal Wolf.
The insurer also plans to expand individual and family plans to 19 states and 47 markets, including 19 new markets.
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.