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He Wanted to Fix Rural America's Broken Nursing Homes. Now, Taxpayers May Be on the Hook for $76 Million.Ronnie Rollins used a controversial loophole to secure $300 million in bonus payments for his nonprofit nursing home chain. A...
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Cory Gardner's Bill Has as Much to Do With Politics as Preexisting ConditionsSen. Cory Gardner (R-Colo) said in a tweet on September 15 he authored legislation "to guarantee coverage to people with...
Covid-19
Poorly Protected Postal Workers Are Catching COVID-19 by the Thousands. It's One More Threat to Voting by Mail.More than 50,000 workers have taken time off for virus-related reasons, slowing mail delivery. The Postal Service doesn't test employees...
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CMS Finalizes Models to Address Chronic Kidney Disease, CancerThe End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Treatment Choices (ETC) Model follows up on President Donald Trump's kidney care executive order signed...
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Election Gift for Florida? Trump Poised to Approve Drug Imports From CanadaIndustry experts say Florida is likely to be the first state to win federal approval for a drug importation plan...
Clinical Care
Oregon Wildfires Prompt HHS Emergency Declaration The public health emergency loosens restrictions on HIPAA and EMTALA mandates, physician licensing, and self-referrals for providers operating 'in good...
Covid-19
Opinion: America Is About to Lose Its 200,000th Life to Coronavirus. How Many More Have to Die?As another grim milestone approaches, here are the lessons officials ignored and what the country needs to do to prevent...
Covid-19
'Terrible Role-Modeling': California Lawmakers Flout Pandemic EtiquetteAs the end-of-session frenzy gripped California lawmakers in late August, pandemic no-nos spiked.
Strategy
NQF Report Offers Guidance on Reporting Measurement SystemsVia existing standards for developing and selecting individual measures, NQF collaborated to establish a method of assessing how measures can...
Covid-19
Most Adults Wary of Taking Any Vaccine Approved Before the ElectionSix of 10 adults said they were worried the FDA will rush to allow a vaccine because of political pressure.
Strategy
HHS Plan to Improve Rural Health Focuses on Better Broadband, Telehealth ServicesThis announcement comes in response to Trump's executive order last month calling for improved rural health and telehealth access.
Finance
Medicare to Increase Inpatient Spending by $3.5B in FY '21The final rule also re-emphasizes CMS's push for "pricing strategies based on real world market forces" under the Medicare Fee...