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WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. officials said Tuesday they expect health insurance companies will cover vaccines for COVID-19 without charging copays, once those vaccines are developed and become available.

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WASHINGTON, DC - The CMS wants to make it easier for private insurers, state Medicaid programs and prescription drug manufacturers to strike up value-based payment arrangements tied to clinical outcomes.

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WASHINGTON, DC - Senate health committee Chair Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) said on Wednesday that he wants to make permanent two telehealth changes brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic: nixing the so-called originating site rule and expanding the scope of reimbursable services.

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WASHINGTON, DC - A genetic analysis of COVID-19 patients suggests that blood type might influence whether someone develops severe disease.

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WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va, applauded the Federal Communications Commission's approval of West Virginia University Health System’s application for $780,899 to provide telehealth services to West Virginians, according to a press release.

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CHARLESTON, WV - Gov. Jim Justice has appointed a new member of the House of Delegates.

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WASHINGTON, DC - Faced with the greatest public health crisis in a century, state and federal governments have cobbled together new funding streams so healthcare providers can be paid for testing and treating uninsured COVID-19 patients.

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