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The administration made it easier to test for the virus by allowing Medicare beneficiaries to be tested wihout an order. They will also increase payments for telephone visits to that equal to video or in-office visits. That is retroactive to March 1.
Pennsylvania's Governor has signed a new law giving med mal immunity during the crisis to licensed workers. This does not apply to hospitals. This does not cover criminal acts, gross negligence, fraud, malice or willful misconduct. The trial lawyers backed this so it can not be very good. Typical for a Democratic administration in the pocket and pocketbook of the trial lawyers.
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