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CMS updates inpatient rehabilitation facility payments by 2.4% for 2021

Other rules update coverage requirements, eliminate post-admission physician evaluations and allow non-physician practitioners to meet with patients.

The two companies are building this second hospital to address increasing demand in the Phoenix area.

This policy will allow consumers to remain covered and receive care during the public health emergency.

Fewer emergency department visits means 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.

The voice vote approves the Foster-Kelly Amendment, which removes language that prohibits federal funding for the adoption of a unique patient ID.

HHS Assistant Secretary Admiral Brett Giroir says the media is incorrectly reporting how long it takes for tests to be returned.

Over half of beneficiaries said they have “low confidence” or “no confidence” in the government’s pandemic response.

This data confirms that the COVID-19 pandemic is disproportionately affecting vulnerable populations, particularly racial and ethnic minorities.

The order reinstates a previously withdrawn rule mandating PBMs to give the rebate savings to consumers, rather than health plans.