HHS says providers can use COVID-19 relief grants for vaccine distribution

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Friday, October 30, 2020 Friday, October 30, 2020 Subscription Required HHS says providers can use COVID-19 relief grants for vaccine distribution The agency has recently issued guidance on what expenses and lost revenues healthcare providers can legally count toward the COVID-19 relief grants. Read More > Subscription Required 5 things to know about the Livongo-Teladoc deal The companies expect to see estimated 2020 combined revenue of $1.3 billion and cover 70 million members, according to a presentation shared with investors in August. Read More > Subscription Required Virginia Mason's Yakima hospital votes to go independent, citing merger concerns The Yakima hospital's board cited the desire to keep healthcare independent in its decision to split with Virginia Mason Health System. Read More > Subscription Required CMS makes telehealth permanent for home health Providers will be able to use telehealth if it's outlined in a patient's care plan and tied to a specific goal to improve treatment. CMS bumped pay for home health by 1.9%, or about $390 million. Read More > Subscription Required UHS' profit up 150% despite more COVID-19 patients, grant reversal Universal Health Services' net income was $241.3 million in the quarter ended Sept. 30, compared with $97.2 million in the prior-year period. Read More > Subscription Required Healthcare earnings reports from the third quarter of 2020 Allscripts’ 9.5% revenue dip is partially attributable to lower revenue from EPSi, a business unit focused on financial decision support, that Allscripts sold to Strata Decision Technology for $365 million earlier this month. Read More > Subscription Required MACPAC: Expanded postpartum coverage needed, but resources lacking The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission will likely recommend Congress extend Medicaid's postpartum coverage, but its members split on whether to make the expansion mandatory or optional for states because COVID-19 is wreaking havoc on state budgets. Read More > Subscription Required Commentary: Employers and providers need a new dialogue to help fix healthcare An enhanced alliance between employers and healthcare systems could help to accelerate more solutions for our long-standing challenges with care coordination and value-based care. Read More > 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