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Category: Healthcare Finance News
House passes $2 trillion stimulus package: What now for hospitals?
President Trump signs $2 trillion coronavirus bill that includes $100 billion for hospitals.
Mayo Clinic is studying antimalarial drug for COVID-19 treatment
Some of the medications being used to treat COVID-19 are known to increase cardiac risk in some people.
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.
Some COVID-19 patients still have coronavirus after symptoms disappear, possibly endangering health workers
The message is clear: Nurses and physicians should treat asymptomatic patients as carefully as symptomatic patients.
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.
In the coronavirus age, loneliness and social isolation are pressing concerns for healthcare
Finding ways to connect meaningfully with patients is almost as important as those patients finding ways to connect with each other.
Kaiser Permanente cancels plans for $900 million headquarters in Oakland
The decision is unrelated to the current COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, Kaiser 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.
