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Aetna is waiving cost-sharing for inpatient hospital admissions related to COVID-19
Other insurers have committed to covering testing at no cost to patients, as well as doctor visit treatment.
BMC Hospital to buy Bayonne Medical Center in New Jersey
BMC takes on financially distressed ambulatory surgery centers and makes them viable, company says.
AMA wants visa process opened up to fill physician shortages
The physicians are needed to meet the demand during the COVID-19 pandemic, AMA says.
$2 trillion stimulus package includes $100 billion request from hospitals
Many hospitals will not be able to survive the damage to their cash flow for longer than 60-90 days, report says.
HHS Awards $100 million to health centers for COVID-19 response
The money may be spent on telehealth, screening and testing or acquiring medical supplies such as personal protection equipment.
What insurers are covering during the COVID-19 pandemic
CMS relaxes hospital, nursing home inspections
On-site inspections will continue at certain facilities, such as the Life Care Center in Kirkland, Washington, where 26 residents died.
Hospitals could close without immediate financial relief
The coronavirus is causing hospitals to ramp up for a surge of cases while having to give up elective procedures that sustain their revenue.
COVID-19 survey shows 85% of primary care practices lack personal protection equipment and tests
Physician are frustrated at not having what they need and concerned that they could have been exposed and are infecting patients without knowing it.
Scipher Medicine has developed a blood test expected to save payers billions each year
