The AHA is asking Congress for financial support with other relief in regulatory measures, the biggest being the use of telehealth.
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Hospitals have received most of the loans from the Paycheck Protection Program
Healthcare and social assistance has so far received $67.4 billion of the $521 billion distributed by the program.
HHS announces billion-dollar push toward experimental COVID-19 vaccine
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services also announced it would give $450 million to the biotech company Regeneron to manufacture and supply the company’s antibody treatment.
HHS sets up free COVID-19 testing in select cities in response to COVID-19 outbreaks
The department is partnering with eTrueNorth and the local communities to perform up to 5,000 tests per day in each city.
Medicaid expansion has led to earlier cancer detection among individuals with low incomes
Expansion has played an important role in preventative services beyond cancer — particularly relevant given the COVID-19 pandemic.
Texas hospitals abound in Lown top hospitals index
It’s the ranking and measuring of particular metrics that the Lown Institute uses to differentiate its rankings from other top hospitals lists.
AHA, others urge HHS to delay price transparency rule due to COVID-19
The groups said the rule would pose a burden to hospitals and health systems responding to the COVID-19 public health emergency.
CMS proposes Medicare payment changes to increase the use of dialysis in the home
The proposed changes would encourage the development of certain new and innovative home dialysis machines, CMS says.
Telehealth claims increased significantly between April 2019 and 2020, report shows
Every month this year telehealth usage increased, but it wasn’t until the pandemic that the numbers skyrocketed.
COVID-19 showing significant mental health impact, national survey shows
There has been a broad range of specific emotional effects related to the pandemic, and certain stressors affected a large majority of the population.
