Population Health
At the time of publishing, HHS had not extended the deadline for PRF payments.
Expansion did not lead patients receiving care at safety net hospitals to transfer their care to non-safety-net hospitals.
The grants are part of several initiatives by Optum to address maternal health outcomes and disparities across the U.S.
The Michigan provider organization has been keeping COVID-19 patients at home – and recording a 95% satisfaction rate among patients in the program.
The agency also issued a rule meant to speed the shift to value for home-based services.
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Top health officials from HHS and VA have signaled their ongoing support for telemedicine in the long term, but also want to ensure that "technology is being used properly."
The program will first be made eligible to patients taking the biologic called Remicade, which treats inflammatory conditions.
There was a 13.9% increase in people who enrolled in coverage, representing about 9.9 million people.
UMass Memorial Medical Center President Dr. Michael Gustafson says one long-term impact has been moving care out of the hospital, including a new Hospital at Home program.