by Jordana Choucair | Sep 8, 2021 | Health IT
The Justice Department and the HHS Office of Inspector General launched a $4.5 billion audit of telemarketers and telemedicine companies to investigate telehealth fraud during the COVID-19 pandemic. The investigation could offer policymakers insight into the benefits...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 8, 2021 | Payers
The CMS announced it will distribute $452 million to support 13 states’ reinsurance programs. The new funds, which Congress approved in the American Rescue Plan, range from $2.5 million to $139 million per state based on the size of the state’s program. In...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 8, 2021 | Providers
Amazon’s medical business, called Amazon Care, is planning to expand to 20 additional U.S. cities. Amazon Care’s in-person service dispatches a nurse to people’s homes or offices for exams, tests, and vaccines. Thus far, the service has been limited to...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 7, 2021 | Public Health/Prevention
The seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases was more than 300 percent higher than Labor Day of last year. The jump in cases has translated into overcrowded hospitals and a rise in infections among children. Dr. Anthony Fauci told CNN that children can be protected...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 7, 2021 | Providers
Providence has allocated more than $220 million toward hiring and retaining more health care professionals. The nonprofit hospital system will use the money to support several initiatives: $1,000 bonuses to all employees up to the director level who have been at...
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