Policy and Legislation

At the heart of the legal battle is whether the ACA can stand without the tax mandate for individuals to have health insurance.

Following President Trump's executive order on virtual care, the American Hospital Association issued a series of recommendations supporting access to telehealth after the public health emergency ends.  

This week's top stories include AdventHealth lamenting $260 million in losses, Dr. Fauci "cautiously optimistic" there will be a vaccine by early 2021 and a study finding ICD-10 codes may not effectively capture patients with cough and fever.

Hospitals say revenue from the 340B program is essential, while others contend the original law is being abused.

Harris says of current response to COVID-19: "Donald Trump's failure of leadership has cost lives and livelihoods."

Fauci said early results in clinical trials have been promising, while contact-tracing efforts in the U.S. are improving.

Eligible hospitals will receive 2.5% of their net revenue from patient care starting next week.

About 6.5 million Americans live with heart failure and these technologies can save their lives, according to CMS.

Rural providers can pursue care transformation, such as expanding telehealth to allow the beneficiary's place of residence to be an originating site.  

Strains in the supply chain include reagents, swabs, plastics, viral transport media and personal protection equipment.