Question

Discuss United States current health policies and health practice in COVID-19 ?

Answer 1

United States current health policies & practices for COVID-19:

(1)The House of Representatives passed the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act which includes over $3 trillion in funding for state and local governments, hospitals and physicians, payments to individuals, and other assistance.

(2) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued another round of regulatory waivers and rule changes with the goal of increasing diagnostic testing and access to medical care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

(3) President Donald J. Trump signed a $484 billion COVID-19 relief package.

(4) The Department of Health and Human Services awarded nearly $165 million to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in rural communities.

(5) The Federal Communications Commission released guidance for healthcare providers applying for funding from the COVID-19 Telehealth Program.

(6) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), together with the Departments of Labor and the Treasury, issued guidance to ensure Americans with private health insurance have coverage of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) diagnostic testing and certain other related services, including antibody testing, at no cost.

(7) The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid issued an array of new rules and waivers of federal requirements to ensure that local hospitals and health systems have the capacity to absorb and effectively manage potential surges of COVID-19 patients.

(8) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization that allows ventilators, anesthesia gas machines modified for use as ventilators, and positive pressure breathing devices modified for use as ventilators, ventilator tubing connectors, and ventilator accessories to be used in healthcare settings during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.