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Quest Diagnostics will return $138 million in funding it received from the Coronavirus, Aid Relief, and Economic Security Act this spring, the company announced Oct. 22 in its third quarter financial results.
HHS has reversed a change made in September to COVID-19 relief grant reporting after hospitals warned it could result in many needing to return funds meant to offset coronavirus-related expenses or lost revenue.
New York City, Portland, Ore., and Seattle, three cities deemed "anarchist jurisdictions" by President Donald Trump, are suing the Trump administration over threats to cut federal funding, according to The New York Times.
Most major health systems participate in a program that covers hospital bills for uninsured COVID-19 patients; however, many of them are not telling their patients upfront, according to NPR.
Southwest Georgia Regional Medical Center in Cuthbert closed Oct. 22, making it the eighth rural hospital in the state to shut down since 2008, according to the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research.
CMS announced Oct. 21 that it will delay the start date for its new radiation oncology alternative payment model until July 2021.
Four major hospital groups are urging Congress to further delay a 2 percent federally mandated Medicare payment cut.
The White House is considering cutting millions of dollars for COVID-19 aid, HIV treatment, screenings for newborns and other programs in New York, Portland, Washington, D.C., and Seattle, four cities President Donald Trump has deemed "anarchist jurisdictions," according to Politico.
Beginning in January 2021, hospitals will be under new federal price transparency rules, requiring them to post their "standard charges" online in a machine-readable file, including gross charges and payer-specific negotiated charges. They will also be required to post payer-specific…
Fifty-three percent of patients said they receive clear cost estimates before seeing a provider for treatment, according to a new report from consultant TransUnion Healthcare.