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Sharon Daugherty 3/11/22 Sharon Daugherty 3/11/22

The Public Health Emergency – Guidance Released on Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program Return to Normal Operations in Determining Eligibility for Coverage

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Sharon Daugherty 3/4/22 Sharon Daugherty 3/4/22

Feds report $88B in medical debt on credit reports, vow crackdown on abusive practices

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Sharon Daugherty 2/25/22 Sharon Daugherty 2/25/22

Federal court strikes down part of HHS surprise billing rule

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Sharon Daugherty 2/25/22 Sharon Daugherty 2/25/22

Patients say hospitals should disclose emergency department facility fees

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Sharon Daugherty 2/25/22 Sharon Daugherty 2/25/22

Cerner and Social Security Administration collaborate on disability claims process

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Sharon Daugherty 2/25/22 Sharon Daugherty 2/25/22

Payers, providers ask for 3-month notice of Medicaid redeterminations

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Sharon Daugherty 2/18/22 Sharon Daugherty 2/18/22

HHS floats $30B COVID-19 request with no new provider funding, senior senator says

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Sharon Daugherty 2/18/22 Sharon Daugherty 2/18/22

CMS claws back Medicare payments from hospitals that own nursing schools

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Sharon Daugherty 2/11/22 Sharon Daugherty 2/11/22

Telehealth Accounted for 8% of Outpatient Visits More Than a Year into COVID-19 Pandemic, Suggesting a More Permanent Shift in How Patients Receive Care

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Sharon Daugherty 2/11/22 Sharon Daugherty 2/11/22

HHS running out of money to pay providers for treating uninsured COVID-19 patients

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Sharon Daugherty 2/11/22 Sharon Daugherty 2/11/22

Skirmish Between Biden and Red States Over Medicaid Leaves Enrollees in the Balance

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Sharon Daugherty 2/4/22 Sharon Daugherty 2/4/22

Mental Health Therapists Seek Exemption From Part of Law to Ban Surprise Billing

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Sharon Daugherty 2/4/22 Sharon Daugherty 2/4/22

Sen. Casey: UnitedHealth has reprocessed more than 1.6M claims for COVID-19 vaccines

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Sharon Daugherty 1/28/22 Sharon Daugherty 1/28/22

As HHS releases another $2B in COVID relief payments, hospitals call for Congress to cover delta, omicron expenses

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Sharon Daugherty 1/28/22 Sharon Daugherty 1/28/22

Insurers already exploiting the surprise billing law

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Sharon Daugherty 1/21/22 Sharon Daugherty 1/21/22

As enrollment on the ACA exchanges surges, insurer participation growth is more modest: study

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Sharon Daugherty 1/21/22 Sharon Daugherty 1/21/22

24 states must ensure healthcare workers are fully vaccinated by March 15, CMS says

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Sharon Daugherty 1/19/22 Sharon Daugherty 1/19/22

HHS Poverty Guidelines for 2022

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Sharon Daugherty 1/13/22 Sharon Daugherty 1/13/22

CMS: We will lean on private sector to address costs, disparities

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Sharon Daugherty 1/13/22 Sharon Daugherty 1/13/22

6 preventative care issues private insurers must cover under HHS guidance

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