Dive Brief: The federal government has shelled out some $ 106 billion in relief payments to providers since the signing of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Virtually all of that has been for hospitals, doctors and other providers in terms of direct assistance. However, $ 1.3… Read More »
Those infected with coronavirus may lose their sense of smell or taste, but a new study reports that nearly 90 percent of patients who had sudden onset of symptoms saw an improvement or complete resolution of impairment after four weeks. According to the study, loss of smell or taste is among the most common symptoms of mildly… Read More »
Of more than $ 3 billion recovered by the federal government in fiscal year 2019 from fraud and false claims, 87% involved the healthcare industry, the Department of Justice announced Thursday. It’s the 10th consecutive year the department has recouped more than $ 2 billion from False Claims Act cases with HHS as a client.… Read More »
Gregory Rodriguez thought he had the flu when he went to the emergency room on Sept. 18, feeling feverish, nauseated and short of breath. He woke up four days later in a different hospital, with a tube down his throat connecting him to a ventilator, and two more tubes in his neck and groin, running… Read More »
You may recall in my last update, I was congratulating myself, perhaps a little prematurely, on my ‘gin and sparkling water loophole’. Turns out, like most things, if it seems too good to be true, well, it usually is. God I hate it when the professionals are right and you’re wrong. The problem with looking… Read More »