Patients will have the ability to schedule payments on various timelines, either on a monthly basis or in a lump sum.
Category: Healthcare Finance News
CMS expands Medicare payments for at-home COVID-19 vaccinations
The policy is meant to ensure that at-risk patients in smaller settings have the same opportunities as others to receive the vaccination.
New bill seeks to facilitate in-home infusion reimbursements
The bill would remove the requirement that a provider has to be physically present when a patient receives their infusions.
Growing cost of MA further adding to Medicare financial woes
In 2019, Medicare spent $321 more per person for MA enrollees than it would have spent for traditional Medicare beneficiaries.
UMass Lowell to test COVID-19 diagnostic methods
Nursing faculty and students will oversee RADx clinical trials that assess the viability of new COVID-19 diagnostic products.
Biden Administration to require vaccinations for nursing home staffs
The Delta variant has driven a rise in cases among nursing home residents from a low of 319 cases on June 27, to 2,696 cases on August 8.
Unvaccinated patients cost U.S. health system billions in preventable hospitalizations
In June and July, the U.S. health system spent $2.3 billion on unvaccinated individuals who were hospitalized because of COVID-19.
Uninsurance rates remain fixed during pandemic thanks to public safety nets
Coverage options under the Affordable Care Act helped keep the national uninsurance rate stable despite job losses, according to the Urban Institute.
Janet Woodcock reportedly out of the race for permanent FDA commissioner
Biden has until November 15, when Woodcock’s term as acting commissioner expires, to nominate a permanent head.
Carbon Health acquires two major clinic chains to further primary care expansion
The acquisitions are calculated to make Carbon one of the largest national healthcare providers, with an emphasis on access.
