A home COVID-19 test kit is held, Feb. 3, 2022, in Seattle. Medicare says that millions of enrollees will finally have access to free over-the-counter COVID-19 tests at drug stores. Monday's announcement comes amid worries that the latest coronavirus variant --- BA.2 --- will spark...
The Biden administration, seeking to fill a frustrating gap in coverage for COVID-19 tests, Thursday announced that people with Medicare will be able to get free over-the-counter tests much more easily in the coming weeks. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services saidMedicare will cover up...
COVID-19, Medicare-for-All, and the Uncertain Future of Emergency Medicinedoi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2020.06.034Jesse M. PinesAnnals of Emergency Medicine
COVID-19 and the Medicare Trust FundsThe 2020 Medicare trustees' report released in April did not incorporate how the coronavirus...Antos, JosephCapretta, James C.The American Enterprise InstituteAEI Paper & Studies
Medicare is now paying an additional $35 per COVID-19 vaccine dose administered in a beneficiary’s home, increasing the total payment for at-home vaccination from about $40 to about $75 per dose. No matter the setting, those administering COVID-19 vaccines can’t charge patients a fee fo...
Calls that offer free services or medical supplies (e.g., back and/or knee braces, COVID-19 screening tests and treatments, genetic testing for cancer) Calls that solicit you to sign up for new Medicare plans or to update your current plan Calls that threaten to cancel your Medicare covera...
Half of all COVID-19 hospitalizations among Medicare beneficiaries last 8 days or longer, according to a new analysis by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. CMS encounter and claims data show almost 110,000 hospital stays for COVID-19 from Jan. 1 to May 16, 2020. Of the longer...
Behavioral Health, Blog, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - Medicare, COVID-19 - Coronavirus, Telehealth 0 comments CMS Releases Updated Medicaid & CHIP Telehealth Toolkit, Includes State Best Practices and Behavioral Health Strategies February 15, 2024 Anne Dwyer This month, CMS re...
The majority of respondents perceived coronavirus as a serious health event. Nearly eight in ten of the survey participants (79 percent) agreed or strongly agreed that the virus was more contagious than the flu and slightly more than eight in ten (82 percent) said that it is more d...
“As we integrate lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic and equip ourselves for future health crises, policymakers should consider whether there are lessons that can be drawn from the ability of Medicare Advantage to meet certain needs of its program populations and applied to the M...