Hospitals now need to cut staff, salaries and benefits due to lack of funding even as the American Hospital Association again asks the federal government to get $100 billion in federal stimulus money to providers at the earliest.
CMS makes available a loan of $34 billion to providers and suppliers
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has decided to deliver close to $34 billion this week to providers to help combat the coronavirus pandemic.
Amidst the coronavirus pandemic hospitals cut pays of doctors and nurses
Many doctors, nurses and medical workers experience an unexpected ripple effect from the coronavirus outbreak - their pays are being cut.
Federal support for coronavirus testing sites continues
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which planned to end support for community-based coronavirus testing sites around the country has stepped back from its decision.
COVID-19 has expanded telemedicine measures needed since years
The US federal government decided to lift restrictions on telemedicine services for seniors under Medicare. This move should have happened years ago since it would have protected countless high-risk citizens from getting exposed to COVID-19. The damage ahead can be mitigated by quickly designing new telehealth and telemedicine options.