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News articles in this section include actions by federal regulators like the CMS and HHS, as well as information on Medicare and state Medicaid coverage and benefits.

In Coronavirus Relief Bill, Hospitals Poised To Get Massive Infusion Of Cash

Congress on Friday gave final approval to a massive funding bill that would steer an unprecedented amount of cash to the nation’s hospitals that are or soon will be struggling to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.

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COVID-19 Bonanza: Stimulus Hands Health Industry Billions Not Directly Related To Pandemic

The coronavirus stimulus package Congress rushed out last week to help the nation’s hospitals and health care networks hands the industry billions of dollars in windfall subsidies and other spending that has little to do with defeating the COVID-19 pandemic.

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7 Healthcare-Related Items You May Have Missed in the $2T Coronavirus Stimulus Package

An enormous $2 trillion economic stimulus package includes major requirements for insurers to cover diagnostics and services associated with COVID-19 and gives some flexibility to hospitals.

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Telemedicine Surges, Fueled By Coronavirus Fears And Shift In Payment Rules

Lukas Kopacki, home from college after the coronavirus pandemic closed his campus, was feeling lousy for days with headaches, sore throat and difficulty breathing through his nose. But he worried that a trip to a doctor’s office might make him sicker.

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Covered California Re-Opens Enrollment Amid Expected Surge in Coronavirus Cases

Covered California is launching a second open enrollment period, effective now, to offer health insurance coverage to all Californians as the state faces a surge in cases of COVID-19, the disease brought on by the new coronavirus.

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Answering Employers’ Employee Benefits FAQs on COVID-19

The state of our nation – and the entire globe – has been turned upside down in light of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. Many businesses are being forced to close their doors, or limit the services they provide and the ways they can offer them, for several weeks – or longer. These orders have come abruptly to most businesses, and many are struggling to find ways to cope.

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White House Says Has Sent ‘Principles’ for Drug Pricing Reform to Congress

U.S. President Donald Trump has sent “principles” for drug pricing reform to lawmakers, White House spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham said in a statement on Tuesday.

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Even if Sanders Wins, Medicare for All Almost Certainly Won’t Happen

Most House Democrats who won Republican seats don’t support it. Even if Democrats win control of the Senate, they’ll be well short of a supermajority to overcome a filibuster.

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Pelosi, Seeking to Insulate House Majority, Presses Plan to Lower Health Costs

Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s plan is aimed at distancing vulnerable Democrats from Medicare for All and other proposals being pushed by the party’s presidential contenders.

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Insurers, State Exchanges Demand CMS Halt Any Changes to Automatic Re-Enrollment

Insurers, state regulators and providers are demanding the Trump administration not change the automatic re-enrollment process for the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA's) exchanges.

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