Report: Urgent care needs more regulation | How Biden's $400B plan could overhaul home health

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Wednesday, March 31, 2021 Wednesday, March 31, 2021 Digital Subscription Required More regulation of urgent-care industry needed, Community Catalyst report argues A new report from two not-for-profit consumer advocacy groups finds that most states don't issue specific licenses for urgent-care clinics and don't require them to treat uninsured patients and those with Medicaid. Read More > Digital Subscription Required Biden pushes for home health Medicaid coverage, $400 billion in funding Medicaid is the main payer for home and community-based care in the U.S., paying for services for about 5 million aging adults and people with disabilities. This would be the biggest financial investments in the space in a decade. Read More > Digital Subscription Required Nearly 1 in 5 Americans skipped care due to cost last year About 1 in 5 U.S. adults have forgone healthcare over the past year because they couldn't afford it. Black and Hispanic Americans were disproportionately impacted. Read More > Digital Subscription Required Spectrum Health in outcomes-based deal with Medtronic Hospitals with purchasing power can negotiate better deals from device manufacurers in the form of risk-based contracts, as Spectrum Health announced a new collaboration with medtech company Medtronic on heart-related devices. Read More > Has collaboration at your organization improved with remote work? Take our survey. Digital Subscription Required FDA posts info on impact of coronavirus mutations on test effectiveness While the Food and Drug Administration said that changes in the virus' genome may impact the effectiveness of antigen and serology tests, it noted in particular four molecular tests that received Emergency Use Authorization whose performance could be negatively affected by coronavirus mutations. Read More > Digital Subscription Required 5 highlights from ONC's 2021 annual meeting COVID-19 response, modernizing public health and keeping health equity top-of-mind proved key themes at the agency's 2021 meeting. Read More > Digital Subscription Required Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine protects younger teens Vaccinating children of all ages will be critical to stopping the pandemic — and helping schools, at least the upper grades, start to look a little more normal after months of disruption. Read More > Digital Subscription Required Mississippi: No extension of postpartum Medicaid coverage The state Legislature's decision not to extend Medicaid coverage to a year postpartum comes as Congress shows an appetite to make it easier for states to expand reimbursement. Read More > Join Providence President and CEO Dr. Rod Hochman as he shares his vision on “The Urgency to Innovate Faster” at Modern Healthcare's Transformation Summit on May 18-19. Meet leading innovators as they share insights on how to effectively communicate, collaborate and monetize in a rapidly evolving landscape. Use discount code TSUMMIT to receive 15% off the current registration fee. 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