Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issues regulatory waivers for COVID-19 pandemic

The burden placed on hospitals during the coronavirus pandemic has spurred regulators to issue waivers and ease restrictions[1] on how healthcare organizations operate. A series of issuances on March 30 give greater flexibility to hospitals, including the ability to contract out to “non-traditional” healthcare entities, such as hotels, dormitories, ambulatory surgery centers, and inpatient rehabilitation hospitals in order to open up beds for patients suffering from COVID-19.

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