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May 30, 2023

How the end of the COVID health emergency affects Medicare

  • Many rules and waivers from the pandemic have come to an end — and it may catch patients by surprise.
    • By KATE ASHFORD
    NerdWallet

    The COVID-19 public health emergency that started in January 2020 ended on May 11. When that happened, several Medicare rules and waivers that went into effect during the pandemic came to an end — and it may catch Medicare patients by surprise.

    Many of the changes were made to accommodate the conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic — when hospitals were mobbed, people were encouraged not to leave their homes and patients found themselves getting medical care in unusual places. Some changes — like increased use of telehealth — are sticking around for the near future.


     
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