Trump Administration Encourages Reopening of Healthcare Facilities
Guidance for patients and beneficiaries as they consider their in-person care options. During the height of the pandemic, many healthcare systems and patients postponed non-emergency, in-person care in order to keep patients and providers safe and to ensure capacity to care for COVID-19 patients.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: June 09, 2020
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