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COVID-related harm to HCWs must be tracked more rigorously: NAS panel
December 15, 2020
Although the data are still limited, the prevalence of burnout and suicide points to a serious concern, according to the report.
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Biden chooses California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to head HHS
December 7, 2020
Although his public health experience is limited, he served on the Congressional Ways and Means Committee overseeing health-related issues.
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Medicare finalizes 2021 physician pay rule with E/M changes
December 3, 2020
“This finalized policy marks the most significant updates to E/M codes in 30 years, reducing burden on doctors imposed by the coding system and rewarding time spent evaluating and managing their patients’ care.”
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CMS launches hospital-at-home program to free up hospital capacity
December 1, 2020
The agency will be giving more flexibility to ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) to provide hospital-level care.
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Are more female physicians leaving medicine as pandemic surges?
December 1, 2020
“I have done the academically unfathomable: I am resigning my faculty position without another job lined up.”
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Patient health suffers amid pandemic health care shortages
December 1, 2020
More than half of clinician respondents to a survey said they saw a decline in patient health because of delayed or inaccessible care.
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AMA creates COVID-19 CPT codes for Pfizer, Moderna vaccines
November 13, 2020
AMA plans to introduce more vaccine-specific CPT codes as more vaccine candidates approach FDA review.
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Biden plan to lower Medicare eligibility age to 60 faces hostility from hospitals
November 11, 2020
“Hospitals are very aware about generous commercial rates being replaced by lower Medicare rates.”
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Trump could clean house at health agencies
November 11, 2020
Most of the president’s ire has been directed at Fauci. As far back as April, Trump retweeted a call for Fauci’s firing.
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Supreme Court Justices seem skeptical of case to overturn ACA
November 10, 2020
It’s unlikely the Justices will issue a decision immediately. They have until the end of the term in June to rule.
