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"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.
Fewer emergency department visits mean decreased revenues for hospitals that are still treating high numbers of COVID-19 patients.
The department will distribute $15 billion from the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund to providers that didn't receive funding in the first round.
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 voice vote approves the Foster-Kelly Amendment, which removes language that prohibits federal funding for the adoption of a unique patient ID.
In nonsurgical specialty practices with 90% male representation, female physicians earn as much as $91,000 less per year.
Sustaining gains created by expanded telehealth will require more generous reimbursement policies from payers.
The insurer also plans to expand individual and family plans to 19 states and 47 markets, including 19 new markets.