In the midst of a raging, all-hands-on-deck battle, the rules of engagement tend to change fast. That’s one way to understand the move by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to relax their standard rules in the face of the health care response to COVID-19, on everything from licensing to reimbursements and well beyond.
The coronavirus epidemic has exacerbated health disparities across the board, and it may have the same impact on maternal health. To help maternal health champions create targeted strategies to help vulnerable patient populations, we outline below the current disparities in maternal health, as well as three factors stemming from the Covid-19 crisis that may make the situation even more severe.
JAKARTA (Waspada): BPJS Kesehatan terus memperkuat sistem teknologi informasi guna mencegah terjadinya kecurangan atau fraud dalam pelaksanaan program Jaminan Kesehatan Nasional-Kartu Indonesia Sehat (JKN-KIS).
Pemerintah Kota Yogyakarta mewajibkan ibu hamil yang akan menjalani persalinan mengikuti tes cepat Covid-19 sehingga dapat dilakukan tindakan sesuai kondisi kesehatannya. “Ada beberapa kategori untuk ibu hamil yang akan menjalani persalinan. Tindakannya pun disesuaikan dengan kondisi kesehatan terkini ibu hamil tersebut,” kata Sekretaris Dinas Kesehatan Kota Yogyakarta Tri Mardaya di Yogyakarta, Selasa (23/6).