Several behavioral health providers and patients sued UnitedHealth Group and Cigna subsidiaries for allegedly underpaying the providers for out-of-network claims, leaving patients with massive medical bills.
A new Health Affairs study found that when an Area Agency on Aging establishes a partnership with a hospital, the counties covered by the agency saw an average yearly reduction in Medicare spending per beneficiary of $135.50.
State and local public health departments will get $186 million in funding from the CDC to help track and test for COVID-19 in hotspots and soon-to-be hotspots.
In the first nationwide assessment of how hospitals are dealing with COVID-19, HHS' Office of Inspector General found hospitals need more help with testing, staffing, funding, supplies and equipment.
