joining me is andy slavit, former acting administrator at the centers for medicaid and medicare servicess talk about who this affects. for a lot of people who had health coverage through work, they can get cobra. if it's considered a life changing event, you can shop on the exchange, you can go under what we think of as obamacare. the idea of opening enrollment again is for people who weren't otherwise insured. >> that's right. if you have lost your job or you've had another change in circumstance in your life, and i think a pandemic personally should qualify as a change in circumstance, you're absolutely eligible to go get covered. it makes a lot of sense to do so. you're right. there are a lot of people who are lower income, middle income, they're younger. maybe they work in the gig economy, and they never really lost anything because their jobs were kind of gig jobs anyway. those people all of a sudden faced medical expenses potentially that they won't be able to afford, and they can get covered very cheaply if they're offered it on the exchange. i personally don't understand why an e

ability to be able to to make prescriptions but yes in the month of march alone the center for medicare and medicaid services essentially said that they saw dozens of new applicants who showed up with these new billing codes in order for billing to go through so yes there could absolutely be some people who take advantage of it no doubt there will be they'll be they'll be some forms of medicare medicaid fraud that come from this also in some cases doctors essentially would be consulting with patients and it allows them if you handle this the right way to be able to bill for things that you shouldn't necessarily be billing for but i think the. it's a smaller issue you know there's always fraud but i think the good in this case would significantly outweigh the bad in terms of people who really do need the help or even the changes for example of there's a ph versus a doctor actually seeing you and the doctor actually taking the time to see you either way i definitely create some issues here with what the billing do you really see this becoming a possible new permanent alternative for maybe some days th

joining us now is the former acting administrator for the center for medicare and medicaid services, andy slavitt. always good to see you. these numbers are probably a lot higher than we're even reporting, because the tracking of this has been inconsistent and not all of these patients have been able to get tested for covid. there are a lot of nursing home patients who have died, who they believe were positive, but never got that test. >> right. well, thanks for calling attention to this and for all of us who have loved ones in nursing homes, this is incredibly important. you think about, who's in nursing homes today, we've got about 1.5 million people in nursing homes around the country. these are people that were born right around and after the depression. many of them are veterans of foreign wars. they were part of the people that built this country. and we are -- we owe them a -- to their last day, a debt in this country. and in 2017, to great fan fair, i might add, the trump administration decided that they were -- announced that they were going to not enforce the regulations th

. >> at the center for medicaid and medicare services, we will discuss what we have done in hospitals to help support health care workers. we will be sure the institutions are providing the environment for care are well-financed and she has a couple of funding streams and help is on the way. >> thank you mr. vice president. let me start with echoing the president and vice president's comments about our condolences to all the people out there that have lost somebody to the coronavirus. and also a sincere appreciation and thanks to all our health care workers that are on the front lines. we know the impact on the health care system isn't just those front care and frontline workers. health care organizations across the nation are having increased expenses and having to spend more on supplies. you are seeing all of the supplies that are being sent to them, and many of them are having increased expenses because they are taking advantage of some of the flexibilities that we've given them. hospitals without walls, and we are doing testing and screening. we are doing a lot of increased expens

coronavirus for reaction and i'm joined by andrew sullivan former acting administrator of the centers for medicare and medicaid during the obama administration he joins us from minnesota what's your reaction and into. strong and the w.h.o. well thanks for having me on. you know this is it's not an opportune time to start to defund any efforts at public health i think that should be hopefully obvious to most people you know donald trump is no fan of global institution i think he certainly would want to take steps to make sure that blame is placed didn't places other than where he is i'm not suggesting that the w.h.o. did its job perfectly here i think the weather today b.h.o. the c.b.c. or anybody else plenty of blame to go around but in the middle of a crisis to take the feet up the street that you need in the middle of a global epidemic doesn't make a lot of sense to me was the obama admin and what the obama administration is you know would have been prepared for this. well look it's hard it's hard to prove a negative i think i think i'd say 2 things one is there was a. structure in place that would have been

to mention he's one of the foremost leaders, precisely how to implement that in ihi, and the center for medicaid and medicare services. thank you, don really appreciate it. >> my pleasure. >>> up next, why the government rescue of america's businesses should never be a jump ball between your local dry cleaner and the l.a. lakers, the way to fix the ppe program, next. ay to fix the ppe program, next. >>> do you remember the food stamp surfer dude who ate lobster. in 2013, fox news tried to make him a government grifting star. >> we have ahi, salmon, eel, yellowtail with rice and avocado, and then they had lobster on special, $200 a month, and you just go boom. just like that. all paid for by our wonderful tax dollars. >> that was part of a whole gross war that fox waged against food stamps and food stamp recipients and motivated by the idea that someone somewhere was getting over and buying food they shouldn't be. that's one of the most animating reactionary forces in all of american life regarding the welfare state, that when we try to have the government do something, in this case, feed people,

. >> we have medicaid for underprivileged americans. the centeror medicaid/medicare service as given an expansive waiver to expand coverage for coronavirus testing and treatment. we've also extended waivers for medicare administration make sure people have access to that coverage. we're going to continue to bring opportunities to the president. the traditional systems of medicaid in particular, the uninsured in america -- >> can you extend that to cover middle class people? >> well, the -- i think what we're seeing health insurance companies is inspiring -- one of the -- >> i'm sorry. >> the president's approach here -- >> already have insurance. >> one thing that has an mated and characterized the president's approach is the way he's engaged american businesses to step up and do their part. as has been said many times, we're inspired by the spirit of american businessings. i was at a distribution center for walmart today in southern virginia and i saw how they've hired thousands of people. the workers are coming to work, truck drivers are driving

centers, health clinics from adding these services and being paid for them so they are no longer available in the hospital. such as urgent care or emergency services. we also call upon the center for medicare and medicaid innovation to develop proposals that would call together multiple pairs and providers based on the global budget and model, similar to the global payment model currently being tested in the state of pennsylvania. we also are calling upon the center to promote models for the integration of rural health care clinics, as well as rural hospitals. with that, i will turn it over to my college to talk about the transformation of clinician payments. >> thank you very much. i am going to be focusing on clinician payments and maternal care. we are seeing the country move towards value-based care. this has been much harder and forward in rural areas. some of the reporting requirements can overwhelm smaller banks. lower volume of services there means there are fewer to spread the overhead costs over. it makes it difficult for rural providers to take on financial risks. our task force has recommended a number of technical to the current payment system to enable more of the patient centered care, i

a 2017 report from the center for medicare and medicaid services shows that the average american paidore than twice the per capita average for health care than any other developed nation. >> there are a lot of problems in the health care system. it is way too expensive. part of the problem is prescription drugs are way too expensive, the cost of health care generally is a problem. >> according to a recent report from the organization for economic cooperation, development, americans on average spend about $1200 on prescription drugs in a single year, which is more than what is spent in any other developed nation. >> so why are these drugs so expensive? a big factor in the cost of these drugs is the arduous task of experimentation as well as clinical trials. >> well, when you think about why drugs cost so much and why innovative drugs cost that much, it really is the fact that the drug development cost is so expensive and so risky and unpredictable. the question about how drug prices are set is an interesting one in the united states. much of drug development is about failure. in other

joining us now, andy slavitt, head of centers for medicaid and medicare services. mr. ime to be here tonight. thanks for -- thanks for your expertise. >> thank you, rachel. thank you for your focus on this really incredible, important story. >> well, let me ask you if there's anything i have said about it. you can probably tell i feel emotional about it. and it really has literally been keeping me up. in the way that i have been talking about it, just as a layman observing these things, am i saying anything that strikes you as wrong? or that feels like the wrong approach to this as a problem? >> the only thing strange is that you're almost the only one saying it. there -- let's step back a second. there is a million and a half americans living in nursing homes today. there is about 15,000 nursing homes in the country. many of them are quite small. and think about who these folks are. people who are 80 today were born at or around the great depression. many have served in the korean war. they have lived through so much in this country. and the promise that medicare and m

. >> all across america we have medicaid for underprivileged americans and at the president's direction, the center for medicaid and medicare services given unprecedented waivers for states to expand coverage for coronavirus testing and treatment. we've also extended waivers for medicare administration making sure that people have access to that coverage. but we'll continue to bring opportunities to the president. traditional systems of medicaid in particular for uninsured in reporter: would you expand that could cover middle class people? >> what we're seeing health insurance companies do today, john is really inspiring that is the president approach here. reporter: for people already who have insurance. >> one thing animated and characterized the president's approach is the way he is encaged american businesses to step up and do their part. and as the president said many times, we're, we're inspired by the spirit of american businesses. i was at a distribution center for walmart today in southern virginia. and i saw the way this company that literally already hired thousands of people, these work

. >> and we have the center for medicaid and medicare services to support hospitals, as we support health care workers, we have to make sure the institutions that are providing the environment for care are well financed and she's got a couple of funding streams and help is on the way. >> thank you, mr. vice president. and let me just start with echoing the president and the vice president's comments about our condolences to all the people out there that have lost somebody to the coronavirus. and also, you know, sincere approaeciation and thanks to al of health care workers that are on the front lines. but we know that the impact on the health care system isn't just those front care, front line workers. health care organizations across the nation are having increased expenses, they're having to send more on supplies. you're seeing all the supplies that are being sent to them, and that's having a direct impact on their bottom line. many of them are also having increased expenses because they're taking advantage of some of the flexibilities that we've given them, hospitals without walls, the

there have been regulations that have been promulgated by the center for medicaid and medicare studies, they have done work on this. but we still don't know the fundamental answer. the "miami herald" is trying to get answers. i suspect other reporters in other parts of the country are trying to get those answers as well. we'll be right back with more. ss well we'll be right back with more. road-trip companion. it's kind of my quiet, alone time. audible is a routine for me. it's like a fun night school for adults. i could easily be seduced into locking myself into a place where i do nothing but listen to books. i never was interested in historical fiction before, but i'm obsessed with it now. there are a lot of like, classic and big titles that i feel like i missed out since i don't have time to read, mean i might as well listen. if i want to catch up on the news or history or learn what's going on in the world, i can download a book and listen to it. because i listened to her story over and over again, i made the decision to go ahead and follow my own dream, which was to help other vet

>> well, all across america, we have medicaid for underprivile e underprivileged americans. and the center for medicaid and medicare services has given unprecedented waivers for states to expand coverage for coronavirus testing and treatment. we've also extended waivers for medicare administration to make sure that people have access to that coverage. but we're going to continue to bring opportunities to the president. the traditional systems of medicaid in particular, for the uninsured in america -- >> could you expand that to cover middle class people? >> well, the -- i think what we're seeing health insurance companies do today, john, is really inspiring. >> mr. vice president, i'm sorry -- that's for people who already have insurance. >> well, one of the things that has animated and characterized the president's approach is the wail he way he's engaged american businesses to step up and do their paurt. as the president said many times, we're inspired by the spirit of american businesses. i was at a distribution center for walmart today in southern virginia and i saw the way this compan

host: talk about the centers for medicare and medicaid end about the flexibility they are giving at this time to hospitals -- and about the flex ability they are giving at this time to hospitals. guest: they have done a lot in the past couple weeks. there are new areas that can basically function as hospitals, so health centers are under contract with all rooms -- with dorm rooms and centers where a lot of those elective procedures would normally take place and now function as hospitals. there are now new telemedicine guidelines. no longer does a patient and a doctor have to already have a relationship to begin a virtual visit. a doctor can start talking to a patient through their phone camera and talk to them about the needs they have, so they can get treatment without a patient having to go to a hospital or doctor's office and potentially expose themselves. that might just be a phone call for someone who might not have a capability to video visit. they want to free up all of the treatment that still needs to happen in some form, but should not be done in a clinical setting. host: first

to help answer that question i'm joined by former head of the centers for medicare and medicaid servicessenior fellow of the institute for health care improvement who knows this field as well as anyone. let's just start with the basics here. i talked to someone i know at a new york city hospital that's been doing a ton of covid patients that talked about them losing half a billion dollars a month and this is hospitals all over the country hemorrhaging money. why are they losing so much money? >> they are getting squeezed two ways. their costs have gone up. they have to invest capital. hire more staff. they are converting bed spaces that have not been beds before. that takes a lot of money and revenues are down because the normal businesses they depend on for revenue, the elective surgeries, the work of the emergency rooms for non-covid conditions is how hospitals get by financially and that revenue is gone. the other part of the problem is under insurance. we have a frail and chaotic insurance system in this country. we're trying to put patches on it in the covid epidemic but it's coming

america, wel across have medicaid for underprivileged americans. at the president's direction, the center for medicaid and medicare services has given unprecedented services for states to expand coverage for coronavirus testing and treatment. we have extended waivers for medicare administration to make sure people have access to that coverage. we are going to continue to bring opportunities to the president. the traditional systems of medicaid in particular. for the uninsured in america. i think what we are seeing health insurance companies doing is really inspiring. for people who already have insurance. thatnce: one of the things has animated and characterized the presidents approach is the way he has engaged american businesses to step up and do their part. as the president said many times, we are inspired by the spirit of american businesses. i was at a distribution center for walmart today in southern virginia. i saw the way this company literally has already hired thousands of people. these workers are coming to work. truck drivers are coming to work. grocery stores made a commitmen

she heads the center for medicare and medicaid services and is part of the coronavirus task force. ank you so much for joining us, very grateful for your time. do you think your agency is doing enough, did enough in assisting seniors during the crisis? >> well, first of all, let me just say that our hearts and minds go out to the nursing home patients and their families. this has been an enormously difficult time. and nursing home residents were amongst the most vulnerable to the coronavirus. that's why we took early action, putting out infection control policies, reminding nursing homes of those long-standing guidelines. and we've continued to update that information based on the latest science and information. >> i'd like to take you back to early march. you received a letter from congress raising concerns that nursing homes were especially at risk from covid-19 outbreaks. the letter from senator ron weiden and richard neil accused the administration of previously weakening safety standards to put nursing homes at greater risk to outbreaks. what's your response to that? >> everyth

the recommendation of our task force has been to ask the center for medicare and medicaid how toion to look at expand on that model so it could be workable for other states. we know the pennsylvania model was geared specifically for pennsylvania. paymentsea of global is to give government a step onk and not put constraints the various elements of spending that a state or hospital or physician might have to be accounting for. we have been moving in the direction of more and more global payments since the 1980's, when prospective payments was adopted as a model to reimburse hospitals under medicare, where the payment was based on the diagnosis and .ischarge precisely how the payment was used was left up to the hospital. there are various issues that have arisen about whether and wheno account for quality you use global payments and whether to put recording requirements or quality requirements. is to give aa governmental unit more flexibility in how funding is spent. i think that is going to continue to go forward in the future. what do we want to know in its place, in response for giving

>> all across america we have medicaid for underprivileged americans and at the president's direction the center medicare and medicaid services has given unprecedented waivers for states to expand coverage for coronavirus testing and treatment. >> the president stepped in and told john roberts it is a question and the administration is still looking at it. >> potentially good news, patients to have recovered from the about with covid-19 are donating plasma loaded with antibodies which may help current patients are trying to fight the disease themselves. >> we are undertaking an exciting procedure where we have a recovered positive covid-19 donor who will be donating plasma to be transfused into a patient in our icu who is covid-19 positive. >> let's talk about how this development and others may help in the fight against the virus with medical contributor dr. nicole saphier and senator and doctor bill cassidy, good to have you with us. while we wait for a vaccine which is at least 12-18 months away there are discussions of many other things we could be doing, the plasma from people who have reco

coronavirus for reaction and i'm joined by andrew sullivan former acting administrator of the centers for medicare and medicaid during the obama administration he joins us from minnesota what's your reaction ending to. strong and the w.h.o. . well thanks for having me on. you know this is is not an opportune time to start to defund any efforts at public health i think that should be hopefully obvious to most people you know donald trump is no fan of global institutions and i think he certainly wants to take steps to make sure that blame is placed in places other than where he is i'm not suggesting that the w.h.o. did its job perfectly here i think that whether it's a w.h.o. the c.d.c. or anybody else plenty of blame to go around but in the middle of a crisis to take the feet off the street that you need in the middle of a global epidemic doesn't make a lot of sense to me was the obama had met with the obama administration as you know and have been prepared for this. well look it's hard it's hard to prove a negative i think i think i'd say 2 things one is there was a. structure in place that would have been abl

medicaid. we have it for underprivileged americans, the center for medicare and medicaid services have given unprecedentedices to expand services for coronavirus testing and treatment. >> the president stepped in and told her john roberts that the administration is still looking at it. >> shannon: i think you very much. potentially good news comes along tonight, patients who have recovered from the belt with covid-19 are now donating plasma loaded with antibodies which may help current patients who are trying to fight the disease themselves. >> today we are undertaking a very exciting procedure where we have a recovered positive covid-19 donor. he will be donating plasma to be transfused into outpatient and are i see you covid-19 positive >> let's talk about this development and others may help. senator and dr. bill cassidy of louisiana. good to have both of you with us us. >> hey shannon, thanks for having us. >> shannon: it while we wait for a vaccine, which is at least 12-18 months away, let's talk about the other things we could be doing now, essentially those who have recovered and have the antibodie

antheir families and the cdc when they have any coronavirus cases is all according to the centers for medicare and medicaid rvices. >>the government will ao be paying labs to go to nursing care workers. the new and requirement will support the cdc's efforts o monitor the spread of the virus in nursing homes and communities. a stunning numbeof cases of coronavirus in the b area nursing homes, the gateway care and rehalitaon center in hayward is one of the hardest hit 13 residents. there have died. kr four's dan thorn has more. >>a new state report shows more than 200 calirnia, nursing homes have covid-19 cases, 34 of those facilities arein the bay area across 7 counties in congratulating ourselves in california for havi sold by is the curve but social distance is a luxury. home same as it is in a prison, mike dart is an attorney with california vocates for nursing home reform he saysthe lack of attention to nursing home residen who are the st vulnerable. facilities s allowed the hes vus to rapidly spread in the baarea, the gateway care and rehabilitati center in hayward leads the region with more than 102 c

a vaccine we're going to have to be very very careful you were saying seated at the center for medicare and medicaid services by seam of arma and she's a member of trump's coronavirus task force you talk to her i do and how is she comfortable how she doing. well look everybody is working incredibly incredibly hard you know this is a crisis that i'd like to think you know doesn't separate us as republicans and democrats the virus spreads equally between democrat and republican as it does in a party and so it should be a moment that people work together on the best ideas. and i think that's happening in a lot of ways i i'm not going to be pollyannish and tell you that there's no politics or no differences there are of course but. i think that you know people want to save the largest number of lives possible then they're working and the right thing in the right direction and i don't envy the task of anybody in the administration right now and that's why i'm even though i'm of a different political party i pledge to do everything i can to help them. you recently launched a podcast call in the bubble wit

early for weeks adopting the practices and particles directed by the centers for disease control, centers for medicare and medicaid services, state and county guidance to protect the frail and vulnerable residents entrusted to our care area canyon springs caters to residents needing care after hospitalization as well as those with dementia or alzheimer's. 199 residents are housed at this east san jose location on any given day. >> there is tremendous concern among the medical repression and the politicians that the next front will be nursing homes and prisons and other areas where people are confined and can't leave. >> officials say stricter protocols are in place, among them, more stringent is the restrictions, screening of staff and essential visitors, and more frequent monitoring of residents conditions. canyon springs officials say our top priority remains the health and well-being of everyone in our facility. >> this is essentially a war, and it's a matter of triaging every situation, every patient. triaging your facilities and equipment to put to the best use. >> dr. mark schwartz says there are signs that

coronavirus for reaction and i'm joined by andrew sullivan former acting administrator of the centers for medicare and medicaid during the obama administration he joins us from minnesota what's your reaction ending to. strong and the w.h.o. . well thanks for having me on. you know this is is not an opportune time to start to defund any efforts at public health i think that should be hopefully obvious to most people you know donald trump is no fan of global institutions and i think he certainly would want to take steps to make sure that blame is placed in places other than where he is i'm not suggesting that the w.h.o. did its job perfectly here i think that whether it's a w.h.o. the c.d.c. or anybody else plenty of blame to go around but in the middle of a crisis to take the feet off the street that you need in the middle of a global epidemic doesn't make a lot of sense to me was the obama met with the obama administration as you know would have been prepared for this. well look it's hard it's hard to prove a negative i think i think i'd say 2 things one is there was a. structure in place that would have been

says we have been vigilant in adapting practices and protocols from the centers for disease control, centers for medicare and medicaid services, and city guidance. canyon springs caters to residents needing care after hospitalization, as well as those with dementia or alzheimer's. >> i think there is tremendous concern among the medical profession and politicians that the next run will be nursing homes and prisons in other areas where people are confined and can't leave. >> canyon spring officials say stricter protocols are in place, among them were stringent visitor restrictions, screening of staffs and more frequent monitoring of physicians.>> this is essentially a war, and it's a matter of triaging every patient and the use of your facility and equipment to put to the best use.>> dr. mark schwartz says there's signs that the infection rate in the bay area starting to slow because of things like people staying inside, social distancing and sanitizing hands. as for canyon spring, they do not answer the question if they considered closing due to the short term or what families should do if they cannot get their loved

coronavirus for reaction and i'm joined by andrew slavitt former acting administrator of the centers for medicare and medicaid during the obama administration he joins us from minnesota what's your reaction andy to.

the person who runs the center for medicaid and medicare services will join us at the top of the next hour. a long ordeal may be coming to an end for passengers on board two cruise ships stuck at sea off the coast of florida. we will have a live report on that coming up. >> clearly we're going to be willing to accept any floridians who are on board. my understanding is that most of the passengers are foreign nationals. i think that they are working on ways to deal with that. >> my concern is simply that we have worked so hard to make sure we have adequate hospital space in the event of a covid-19 surge that we wouldn't want those valuable beds to be taken because of the cruise ship. >> sandra: governor ron desantis has been reluctant to allow passengers of the zaandam and rotterdam cruise ships to disembark in south florida. now he says he is open to a safe plan. over the past two weeks nearly 200 passengers got sick, many have improved but four people have died. phil keating has more from port everglades in florida on that. >> the two cruise ships have finally made it off the east co

we appreciate it. >> ed: at the center for medicare and medicaid services allocating nearly $34 billionont line. we will talk to a key member of the task force coming up >> ed: this is a fox news alert. a key coronavirus model is being revised now projecting fewer deaths as the cdc issued new guidance on essential workers. welcome to a brand-new hour of "america's newsroom." good morning sandra. >> sandra: good morning to you ada, i'm sandra smith. the numbers are hard to grasp at this point. right now more than 432,000 cases in the united states as the death toll now nears 15,000. meanwhile, the new cdc guidance could be a first step in reopening the country. it focuses on when the essential workers can return to their jobs after having been exposed to the virus. dr. redfield of the cdc explaining how this would all play out. >> we would ask those employers to take the employee's temperature and assess their symptoms before starting them back to work. we would like them to increase air exchange and the buildings and increase the frequency of how they clean common surfaces and it really

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during the obama administration, andy slavik served at the head of centers for medicare and medicaid services, overseeing health care coverage for 100 million americas and overseeing the type of coverage that millions of americans use for their stays in hospitals. and he helped to repair the broken enrollment of the obama care web site and andy slavik knows how to approach the seemingly overwhelming and impossible to fix and we called him and he is the person i would like to most like to talk to first about what i find as a middle of the night sit up and worry about it issue. joining us, former head of the centers for medicare and medication service, the host of the new podcast "in the bubble" thanks for taking the time to be here tonight. thank you for your expertise. >> thank you, rachel. thank you for your focus on this really incredible important story. >> well, let me ask you if there is anything that i have said about, you can probably tell i feel emotional about it, i'm head up about it, and it literally has been keeping me up. in the way that i have been talking about it, just

he was actsing administrator for the centers for medicare and medicaid services during the obama administrationank you for being with us. we're in the middle of a pandemic. dr. bright was just moved off. how does that affect us? >> we like to talk about people like tom brady, i think he needs to understand what he just did is the equivalent of pulling tom brady off the football field in the fourth quarter of an elimination game when you're down by two touchdowns. dr. bright has worked his entire career for these moments. he has been studying how to combat and respond to infectious diseases. he's taken offer the flu vaccine and led the agency that we're counting on most now. but to pull him off the field, so to speak, that critical juncture is an enormous loss and something we should be concerned about. these are the kind of people that are going to have to help us solve very hard problems and i just can't understand why he's not on the field right now. >> what are the questions you have to ask the president if you were able ask them? >> well, you know, i think what i would like to suggest to th

the centers for medicare and medicaid which oversee these nursing homes now working with the cdc to increaseheir reporting. how that will happen, what numbers we can expect still unclear. gayle, meanwhile, we are going to continue calling those states, state by state. >> thank you for that, jonathan. we've got to figure out a way to do this better. thank you so much. >>> ahead -- pregnant women who are testing positive for the coronavirus but showing no symptoms. the potential risks that mothers and their newborn children are now facing. hi, it's jan from toyota. we know how important it is >> announcer: this national weather report sponsored by toyota. so toyota is here to help. to ensure your toyota is in top condition, many toyota service centers are open to serve you- with certified technicians and genuine toyota parts. and many even offer online service scheduling- and no-contact vehicle drop-off. we're here for you. contact your local toyota dealer to see how they can help. toyota to["under pressure" by queen ♪ pressure pushing down on me ♪ pressing down on you, no man ask for ♪ ♪ it's

infected patients the care they need and allows hospitals to provide servicesff site centers for medicare and medicaid services administrator seema verma says the agency is changing the rules to pay for patient's treatment outside of hospitals and clinics fema is already helping expand hospital space in states across the country. us as this initiative adds to the work they have done and allows more involvement on the local level we want to do is empower local communities to start thinking about this and to use the resources that they already have in their community the sienna swimmers will allow hospitals to transfer an infected patients to these sites making room for those testing positive for the coronavirus as far as filling these new spaces with supplies. berman says they want to make sure health care workers have the tools ey need to save lives team has set a very special for some people that are working to find supplies and then we've also seen a great response from the private sector in the united states. i think we're hearing every day about companies that are stepping forward to prode ventila