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CMS removes COVID-19 inpatient treatment from ACO performance calculations

The interim rule is extending the mitigation of shared losses back to January 2020.

HRSA’s Federal Office of Rural Health Policy awarded $5 million to develop cross-state licensure for clinicians.

The rules move the healthcare system from an environment built by providers and payers to one in which patients are in control, Rucker says.

It’s important to control the spread of COVID-19 among the homeless, says Dr. Jenifer Leaf Jaeger, senior medical director of HealthEC.

The groups support opening a special enrollment period for the health insurance marketplaces of the Affordable Care Act.

The ACA promised the funds for three years to make up for any losses by insurers for jumping into the market and keeping premiums relatively low.

The ventilators allow “patients who wouldn’t otherwise have the opportunity to survive, to survive,” says Dr. Stephen Richardson.

The Brave Heart Fund is starting with seed funds of $25 million with the goal to raise at least $100 million.

Health systems which invest in the digital employee experience will emerge as an employer of choice and retain staff.

COVID-19 emphasizes how the social determinants are connected to physical health, according to Humana and National Quality Forum.