covid-19

Though we are only a few months into the coronavirus pandemic, the effects of the virus will be felt for years according to a new Vox article. Changes to our personal health, the economy, social modifications, and countless indirect impacts will be felt. It might be easy to brush off […]

Changes Due To The Virus: Implications For The Future

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14 million eligible for Medicaid
14 million workers hit by the COVID-19 virus are eligible for subsidized healthcare from the marketplace or Medicaid, regardless of if they are planning to accept unemployment compensation. This is according to a report released by the Urban Institute, whose findings help us identify those in vulnerable job industries such as […]

14 million eligible for Medicaid or Marketplace insurance During COVID

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CMS announced on April 21st that freestanding Emergency Rooms (ER) in Texas, Colorado, Delaware, and Rhode Island have been temporarily approved to see Medicare and Medicaid enrollees to help reduce pressure seen on hospitals treating COVID-19 patients. Usually, federal regulations do not allow a freestanding ER to bill Medicare and […]

Freestanding ER To See Medicare and Medicaid Patients

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Reopening Healthcare.gov Rejected After considering reopening the Healthcare.gov markets for several weeks, Fox News reports the Trump administration has rejected reopening Healthcare.gov amid coronavirus outbreak. Reopening the Obamacare marketplace would have enabled millions of workers – and people who chose not to buy during the enrollment period – to purchase […]

Reopening Healthcare.gov Rejected

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