Biden admin: Group plans must cover COVID tests | Fewer doctor visits allows insurers to focus on quality

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Friday, February 26, 2021 Friday, February 26, 2021 Digital Subscription Required CMS: Group health plans must cover COVID-19 diagnostic testing CMS said the new guidance should make it easier for people to get tested. Read More > Digital Subscription Required High MLRs inspire insurers to focus on quality improvements Lack of member utilization has left Medicaid managed-care organizations facing additional high risk-corridor expenses from states. That's boosting efforts to treat social determinants to improve their medical loss ratios. Read More > Digital Subscription Required Universal Health Services lost $67 million in cyberattack recovery Universal Health Services lost $67 million from a September cyberattack that caused the company to take its U.S. IT networks offline. Read More > Digital Subscription Required New York State Nurses Association report finds over 26,000 nurse understaffing complaints filed in 2019 and 2020 With multiple signatories on each complaint, there were 97,715 nurse signatures total, the data showed. NYSNA receives a copy when such "protests of assignment" are filed, and the numbers are tracked and reported annually, a spokesman said. Read More > Another Pennsylvania health network vaccinates employee kin The University of Pennsylvania Health System said that its Chester County Hospital ran a "lottery system" for family members of employees who otherwise met the state's eligibility requirements. Read More > Why AstraZeneca and J&J's vaccines, in use elsewhere, are still on hold in America As COVID deaths mount daily, critics say the Food and Drug Administration is moving too slowly. Meanwhile, the novel coronavirus is evolving, with new variants stalking populations the world over. Read More > As COVID surged, vaccines came too late for at least 400 medical workers In California, which became the epicenter of the national coronavirus surge following Thanksgiving, 40% of all healthcare worker deaths came after the vaccine was being distributed to medical staff members. Read More > Digital Subscription Required Data Points: Far fewer flu cases The double whammy of high COVID-19 and flu cases that many health experts warned about in the fall has not come to pass. Through Feb. 6, 2021, for flu-tracking purposes, the seasonal sickness is at historic lows, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 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