Commonwealth Fund January 21, 2021
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During 2020, more than 200 legislative and regulatory changes were made to Medicare in response the COVID-19 pandemic
Change is likely to continue, as the Biden administration determines whether and how to extend these policies and introduces changes of its own over the coming months
Early in 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic prompted Congress and the Trump administration to rapidly waive or change existing Medicare regulations, providing unprecedented flexibility to help health care providers, Medicare Advantage plans, and Part D plans respond to the public health emergency. Between January 1 and July 24, more than 200 Medicare legislative and regulatory changes were made in response to the pandemic, under various policy rationales, such as patient safety or preventing fraud and...
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