Author: Dorron Blumberg

Florida Blue Provides $100 Million in Health Care Cost Relief to Members of its Individual, Fully Insured Employer Group and Medicare Advantage Plans – The insurer is taking several steps to support health plan members and communities

Posted by | May 12, 2020 | |

May 12, 2020 – Florida Blue, the state’s leading health insurer, today announced additional actions being taken in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to support:
 
•Premium Payment Period Extended: In April, Florida Blue announced it was extending the premium due date through May for customers who needed extra time to pay premiums as a result of the COVID-19 health crisis and would otherwise have been subject to termination of coverage. The time available to pay has been extended another month through the end of June. The payment extension applies to Individual – Affordable Care Act (ACA) and non-ACA – plans, Fully Insured Employer Group health plans and Medicare Supplement plans.
 

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Making The Best of Time At Home – Susan G. Komen Florida Opens Nominations for Warriors in Pink for 2021 Race for the Cure

Posted by | May 12, 2020 | |

May 12 2020 – While are all home, doing our part to stop the spread of COVID-19, Susan G. Komen Florida is asking the community to use this time to nominate an inspiring breast cancer survivor to become a 2020-2021 Warrior in Pink for the 30th Anniversary 2021 South Florida Race for the Cure. Warriors in Pink are survivors and metastatic thrivers who serve as ambassadors for the organization throughout the year helping to inspire the community and create awareness about the fight against breast cancer.  Nominations are open now and can be found at komenflorida.org /nominations/ and The deadline for nominations is July 3, 2020.

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Floridians Prioritize Use of Telehealth for Behavioral Health Support During COVID-19 Crisis

Posted by | May 12, 2020 | |

May 12, 2020 – The past few months have brought unprecedented challenges and changes in response to the novel coronavirus, but in this time of uncertainty, Florida Behavioral Health Association (FBHA) notes a powerful behavior shift among its  provider members – a dramatic uptick in telehealth visits with patients, cementing remote services as a welcome option for Floridians to continue prioritizing their mental health and well-being during this time. 

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FCC GRANTS GE HEALTHCARE WAIVER TO EXPEDITE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT FROM NEW SUPPLIERS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Posted by | May 11, 2020 | |

Such Devices Include Wearable Patient Monitors, Diagnostic Testing Systems, and Portable X-Rays
 
WASHINGTON, May 11, 2020 – The Federal Communications Commission today granted GE Healthcare’s request for a waiver to allow the importation, marketing, and operation of certain GE medical devices from new suppliers for use in healthcare facilities.  The COVID-19 pandemic has caused an unprecedented strain on our nation’s healthcare system.  The action taken by the Commission today will enable GE Healthcare to overcome disruptions in the medical device supply chain as it addresses the surge in demand for critical medical equipment.  Without the waiver, many of GE’s devices that are sourced from new suppliers or that contain new components would have required prior FCC equipment certification, which would delay GE’s ability to provide medical facilities with the equipment needed to treat patients. 
 

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FAU Medical Students Collect and Donate More than 23,000 PPE for Health Care Workers

Posted by | May 11, 2020 | |

May 11, 2020 – It reads like a very long grocery list, except that the items on the list have nothing to do with groceries. The list includes more than 23,000 items of personal protection equipment (PPE), which medical students from Florida Atlantic University’s Schmidt College of Medicine have collected and donated to health care workers throughout Palm Beach County. The medical school’s FAU COVID-19 Pandemic Response Team, which includes four committees, spearheaded this project. The college-wide pandemic outreach is led by Jacob Musinsky, Jeremy Cohen and Vishnu Muppala, M.P.H., third-year FAU medical students.  

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