Appeals court: HHS 340B hospital pay cuts are legal

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Friday, July 31, 2020 Friday, July 31, 2020 Subscription Required HHS 340B hospital pay cuts are legal, appeals court rules A federal appeals court revived an HHS policy that would cut Medicare outpatient drug payments by 28.5% at 340B hospitals. Read More > Virus testing turnaround times reveal wide disparity Health experts say test results that come back after two or three days are nearly worthless, because by then the window for tracing the person's contacts to prevent additional infections has essentially closed. Read More > Subscription Required Brigham and Women's president resigns from Moderna's board The Boston hospital is participating in Moderna's trial for a COVID-19 vaccine. Read More > Subscription Required Editorial: Let science, not politics, rule on vaccine approval There are more unknowns than knowns as the first COVID-19 vaccine trials get underway. Science—not the hype propagated by manufacturers to boost their stock price—will determine the impact of any vaccine that wins FDA approval. Read More > The House of Representatives has passed an amendment to reverse the long-time funding ban on HHS developing a national patient identifier as part of its $1.3 trillion appropriations package. It’s the second year in a row the House has voted to overturn the ban; last year, the Senate did not follow suit. COVID patient didn't recognize body after double transplant A Chicago woman who last month became the nation's first COVID-19 patient to undergo a double lung transplant said Thursday that she woke up days later, unaware about the surgery and unable to "recognize my body." Read More > Fauci optimistic COVID-19 vaccine will be widely available Appearing before a House panel investigating the nation's response to the pandemic, Dr. Anthony Fauci expressed "cautious" optimism that a vaccine would be available, particularly by next year. Read More > 2nd U.S. virus surge hits plateau, but few experts celebrate Some experts wonder whether the apparent caseload improvements will endure. It's also not clear when deaths will start coming down. Read More > Coronavirus outbreak: Physician medical group company sending 300 clinicians to Florida Live updates from Modern Healthcare on the coronavirus outbreak and how COVID-19 is affecting the healthcare industry. Read More > Join Modern Healthcare's community of women leaders to continue your personal and professional development while supporting each other and building a network in a safe, yet meaningful way. Be part of the virtual conference taking place Aug. 13-14 and take part in conversations about leading through chaos and crisis, tracking the progress of diversity and inclusion in healthcare, and many more important and timely topics. For information, click here and take advantage of a discounted rate with code WLHNews. SPONSORED CONTENT Connect with Us Stay Connected “Join the conversation with Modern Healthcare through our social media pages” Feedback or questions? Contact Us Email Editor | Customer Service | Advertise with Us   This email was sent to chunduri22.covid@blogger.com To ensure delivery of our newsletters to your inbox, please add modernhealthcare@CrainAlerts.com to your address book. Manage My Account | Unsubscribe   © 2020 Modern Healthcare 150 N. Michigan Ave. | Chicago, IL 60601 United States Privacy Policy | Terms and Conditions