Swing bed services

“Medicare covers swing bed services in certain hospitals and critical access hospitals when the facility has entered into a “swing-bed” agreement with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).” Read More

Other resources | Medicare

Provides links to various other resources, including the Office of Disability, Aging, and Long-Term Care Policy. Read More

Requesting SNS Assets

Who can request SNS What they can request How to make a request What to expect Factors Considered Read More

Important COVID-19 Outpatient Therapeutics Updates

A list of Covid updates listed in descending chronological order. The newest is “June 14, 2023: ASPR and the FDA authorize an additional extension to the shelf life for the Merck antiviral therapy Lagevrio (molnupiravir) capsules from 30 months to 36 months. ” and the oldest is “April 16, 2021: The FDA revoked the emergency use authorization for bamlanivimab, when …

Topic Collection: Mass Distribution and Dispensing of Medical Countermeasures

This Topic Collection provides links to federal, state, local, and tribal programs and resources, lessons learned, plans, tools, and templates, courses, and guidance that can help planners address the need to effectively distribute and administer medical countermeasures (MCMs) to a large number of persons in a short period of time, particularly through mass dispensing efforts led by public health authorities. …

Biden-Harris Administration Requires Insurance Companies and Group Health Plans to Cover the Cost of At-Home COVID-19 Tests, Increasing Access to Free Tests

January 10, 2022 As part of its ongoing efforts across many channels to expand Americans’ access to free testing, the Biden-Harris Administration is requiring insurance companies and group health plans to cover the cost of over-the-counter, at-home COVID-19 tests, so people with private health coverage can get them for free starting January 15th. Read More