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Insurers May Only Pay For Coronavirus Tests When They’re ‘Medically Necessary’

Enlarge this image Some cities, such as Washington, D.C. are offering free coronavirus testing for...

Members Of Congress Ask Why More Coronavirus Aid Hasn’t Been Spent On Nursing Homes

Enlarge this image Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash, and Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., seen in 2014,...

Special Report: Pandemic exposes systemic staffing problems at U.S. nursing homes

(Reuters) - One night in April, as coronavirus swept through the Hammonton Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare, Robyn Esaw, a double amputee, signaled...

Nearly 26,000 Nursing Home Residents Have Died From COVID-19, Federal Data Show

Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Seema Verma, pictured at a White House event last month, says her agency will...

Managing Investigations During an Outbreak

Most jurisdictions will create a special investigation team to take over outbreaks as they require expertise and resources beyond typical case investigation and...

Preparing for COVID-19: Long-term Care Facilities, Nursing Homes

Background Given their congregate nature and resident population served (e.g., older adults often with underlying chronic medical conditions), nursing home populations are at high...

For Most States, At Least A Third Of COVID-19 Deaths Are In Long-Term Care Facilities

Enlarge this image "It was certainly expected that nursing homes would be hit but it...

THE DIGITAL THERAPEUTICS EXPLAINER: How digital treatments could be a $9 billion opportunity by 2025

Business Insider Intelligence A new class of medicine — digital therapeutics (DTx)...

More than 40 states are opening some doors to revive crushed economies as the nation tries to dig itself out of the pandemic

More than 40 states are opening some doors to revive crushed economies as the nation tries to dig itself out of a pandemic...

More than 10,000 People in Long-Term Care Facilities Have Died Due to COVID-19

More than 10,000 residents and staff in long-term care facilities across the U.S. have died from COVID-19 infections, according to a KFF analysis...

States Can Use Policy Actions to Mitigate Risk and Spread of Coronavirus in Jails and Prisons

As more coronavirus cases and deaths are confirmed in jails and prisons, states can utilize programs and other policy actions to mitigate the...

Medicare hires CSC but with short leash

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) signed its first big IT contract since Donald Berwick's recess appointment. The winner, Computer Sciences...

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