tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519488391496270073.post7826889262512999141..comments2024-03-28T08:21:30.796-04:00Comments on War News Updates: Covid-19 Outbreak In The U.S. -- News Updates March 2, 2020 (Evening Edition)War News Updates Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12034101783150523332noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519488391496270073.post-81390831173859641492020-03-03T13:33:42.564-05:002020-03-03T13:33:42.564-05:00 13
The Trump administration is considering us... 13<br /><br />The Trump administration is considering using a national disaster program to pay hospitals and doctors for their care of uninsured people infected with the new coronavirus as concerns rise over costs of treating some of the 27 million Americans without health coverage, a person familiar with the conversations said.<br /><br />In natural disasters such as hurricanes, hospitals and medical facilities can be reimbursed under a federal program that pays them about 110% of Medicare rates for treating patients such as those evacuated from hard-hit areas.<br /><br />The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has been in discussions about using that program to pay providers who treat uninsured patients with coronavirus, the person said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com