The Supreme Court on Thursday issued an opinion upholding the Affordable Care Act by a 7-2 vote, allowing millions to keep their insurance coverage amid the coronavirus pandemic. In the decision, the court reversed a lower court ruling finding the individual mandate unconstitutional. However, the court did not get to the key question of whether the… Read More »
A decision on whether Queensland will open its borders to NSW will be made by Friday, on the eve of the state election in what could sway hundreds of thousands of voters. As part of Queensland’s road map to a COVID-normal, the initial stage 5 easing of restrictions included opening the borders to NSW on… Read More »
Global health officials will decide Thursday whether to declare a public health emergency over the coronavirus as cases multiply in Wuhan, China. “The continued increase in cases and the evidence of human-to-human transmission outside China are of course both deeply concerning,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, World Health Organization director-general, said Wednesday of his decision to hold… Read More »
Buried in the federal regulations describing Medicare’s Appropriate Use Criteria Program, which launches January 1, is a pertinent detail: The immediate financial burden of noncompliance with Medicare’s diagnostic imaging requirements will fall squarely on providers that furnish these tests. Yes, that means radiology practices and hospital radiology departments, and not ordering providers. For now, 2020… Read More »