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...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 7, 2021 | Life Sciences
Anthony Fauci said that the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster shot will likely be ready by September 20. Regulators will need more time to review Moderna’s submission. The Biden administration requested that Moderna submit data for boosting with both the full,...
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