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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.
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.
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.
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.
The top 10 COVID-19 medications have seen a combined spend increase of $200 million, with big increases in March and April.