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The Changing Face of Healthcare Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic

Hospital Recruiting | Nursing

The emergency decision by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on March 17, 2020 (and retroactively in effect beginning March 6, 2020) to pay for telehealth visits outside of rural areas has eased physician concern.

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The Cost of ‘Free’: Advising Patients About Sponsored Genetic Testing

Consult QD

Many laboratories have alternative options for low-cost or no-cost testing that do not involve a third-party sponsor and have financial assistance programs (based on a sliding income-based scale) and laboratory billing policies (such as no balance-billing for those with Medicaid). Consumer genomic testing in 2020.