Daily coronavirus cases are hitting levels not seen since April. Insurers don’t have to pay for return to work COVID-19 tests. And the Democrats introduce legislation to strengthen the Affordable Care Act. 

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A judge rules the government can require hospitals to disclose negotiated prices with insurers. The nation’s top infectious disease official is optimistic about a coronavirus vaccine. And Avalere estimates COVID-19 hospitalizations could end up costing $17B this year.

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Lawmakers are calling for the Trump Administration to spend all of the coronavirus funding that was dedicated to testing and contact tracing. Local public health officials trying to contain the virus are facing threats. And COVID-19 cases are increasing at record rates across the globe.

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Gist Healthcare's Senior Vice President, Development Jennifer Stewart discusses challenges COVID-19 has brought to the healthcare workforce. She tells us the pandemic has uncovered ways the workforce has grown brittle and created revenue losses that will force health system leaders to reconsider labor costs, workforce flexibility, and automation. 

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A Supreme Court ruling on DACA means thousands of medical workers can stay in the country. Congress weighs how to regulate telehealth post-pandemic. And patients who recovered from COVID-19 may not have antibodies for more than a couple of months. 

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Two healthcare mergers are the signs of more to come, after months of pandemic-induced financial stress. Colorado was able to open up without large COVID-19 case spikes. And with rising unemployment, millions of Americans are at risk of losing insurance.

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British researchers found a widely available steroid helped the sickest COVID-19 patients. Tenet Healthcare says patients are coming back. And lawmakers are investigating why so many people are dying in nursing homes.

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Medically Home co-founder and CEO Raphael Rakowski and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Pippa Shulman discuss caring for COVID-19 patients through the hospital-at-home model and what the hospital of the future will look like.

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Medically Home co-founder and CEO Raphael Rakowski and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Pippa Shulman discuss hospital-at-home care,  which has become increasingly popular during the coronavirus pandemic.

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COVID hospitalizations and cases surge across the country as states reopen. Safety net providers are finally getting some federal aid. And South Korea, which has been a global model for its coronavirus response, is seeing an uptick in cases.

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