Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19)
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services approved a state of Washington-developed emergency demonstration project to adjust its Medicaid program temporarily in order to combat COVID-19.
The Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response has shared a number of new COVID-19-related resources, including alternate care toolkits and strategies; webinars on relieving health care worker stress and crisis standards of care; and a…
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced in an email that it soon will make targeted distributions to hospitals and other facilities that have been particularly affected by the increased burden of caring for those with the COVID-19.
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection has launched a webpage to address questions about importing personal protective equipment and other medical products during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The COVID-19 pandemic has created stresses that most health care workers have never experienced, writes Robert Trestman, M.D., of Carilion Clinic in Roanoke, Va., and 2020 chair-elect of AHA’s Behavioral Health Council. Read more about the resources available for front-line workers.
In this AHA blog, Priya Bathija, AHA vice president of strategic initiatives, shares stories of health care heroes stepping up to address the challenge of COVID-19 and ways the public can support them.
In this AHA blog, Priya Bathija, AHA vice president of strategic initiatives, shares stories of health care heroes stepping up to address the challenge of COVID-19 and ways the public can support them.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services unveiled a new COVID-19 toolkit for state and local health care decision makers seeking to maximize workforce flexibilities.
In response to frequently asked questions, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services encouraged health insurers to relax otherwise applicable utilization management processes, as permitted by state law, to ensure that staff at hospitals, clinics and pharmacies can focus their limited time…
The Health Resources and Services Administration Federal Office of Rural Health Policy today awarded $161.5 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act funding to help rural hospitals and communities respond to the COVID-19 emergency.