Policy and Legislation
HHS has partnered with UnitedHealth Group to provide the rapid payment via Optum Bank and the Automated Clearing House account information on file.
The guidance is meant to remove financial barriers for receiving coronavirus tests and health services, and to encourage antibody testing.
The guidance is meant to empower local hospitals and healthcare systems to rapidly expand their capacity to treat coronavirus patients.
AHA urges Trump Administration for release of $100 billion to hospitals as soon as possible.
The American Hospital Association is urging other options, such as opening up a special enrollment period of the Affordable Care Act.
Consumers will feel these increased costs through higher out-of-pocket expenses and premiums, especially if the federal response is lacking.
HHS and CMS should immediately distribute funds to every hospital at the rate of $25,000 per bed, or $30,000 in hot spots, AHA says.
Cities that adopted early, broad isolation and prevention measures had lower disease and mortality rates during the Spanish flu era.
With COVID-19 spreading, Trump has suggested that the increase in demand for supplies may not be due solely to the virus.
Anthem claims the DOJ has violated the law in holding Medicare Advantage plans to payment standards that are not applied to regular Medicare.