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More than half of ACOs likely to leave Medicare Shared Savings program
NAACOS and MedPAC urge Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services not to not use 2020 performance data in payments.
Hospitals are receiving $30 billion in CARES Act funding by direct deposit
HHS has partnered with UnitedHealth Group to provide the rapid payment via Optum Bank and the Automated Clearing House account information on file.
COVID-19 costs could reach $556 billion over two years
For each person admitted into intensive care, costs, on average, could exceed $30,000, according to an AHIP study.
Walgreens expands telehealth as COVID-19 demands social distancing
Walgreens Find Care now includes a COVID-19 risk assessment, powered by Microsoft Healthcare Bot on Microsoft Azure.
Indiana Network for Population Health tackles SDOH integration
The challenge of population health is the ability to integrate and share the data for health systems to act upon the information.
CMS makes $34 billion loan available to providers, suppliers
CMS has received over 25,000 requests and has approved over 17,000 in the last week.
Blue Shield of California is offering providers up to $200 million during COVID-19 crisis
Nonprofit insurer is working with two financial-services partners to provide financing guarantees, advance payments and restructuring of contracts.
CMS announces 1.66% rate hike for Medicare Advantage plans
AHIP says it is concerned that several proposals could undermine choice, benefits and costs and diminish the value of the program.
Hospitals furlough staff, reduce physician salaries waiting for CARES Act funds
AHA urges Trump Administration for release of $100 billion to hospitals as soon as possible.
Trump Administration wants to use hospitals’ $100 billion to cover uninsured
The American Hospital Association is urging for other options, such as opening up a special enrollment period of the Affordable Care Act.
