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WASHINGTON, DC - CMS is proposing that Medicare cover all medical devices designated by the Food and Drug Administration as a "breakthrough" technology.

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WASHINGTON, DC - CMS has clarified that hospitals will not be penalized for receiving COVID-19 relief grants or forgiven small-business loans in future Medicare payments.

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CHARLESTON, WV - Nearly 4,000 notices have been sent to West Virginia families of children born with neonatal abstinence syndrome who might be eligible to seek damages from Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy case.

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WASHINGTON, DC - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did not "backpedal" on the number of deaths caused by COVID-19, reducing the figure from nearly 154,000 to just over 9,000, as social media posts claimed.

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WASHINGTON, DC - Telehealth is a bit of American ingenuity that seems to have paid off in the coronavirus pandemic.

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WASHINGTON, DC - Medical schools are significantly changing their curriculums as they try to navigate the complexity of training the next generation of clinicians during a worldwide pandemic.

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WASHINGTON, DC - Hospitals and nursing homes are wary of CMS' new COVID-19 testing and reporting requirements and the fines associated with them, calling the plan "heavy handed" and "unrealistic."

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