The Friday Five for December 4, 2020: * CMS Finalizes Telehealth Expansion and Releases Annual Physician Fee Schedule * Who will Biden choose for HHS Secretary and CMS Administrator roles? * CDC Shortens COVID-19 Quarantine Time * Another Stimulus Update * Salesforce buys Slack for $27.7 Billion

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Trump Administration Finalizes Permanent Expansion of Medicare Telehealth Services and Improved Payment for Time Doctors Spend with Patients

What Salesforce’s $27.7 Billion Acquisition of Slack Means for the Workplace

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