Policy and Legislation

Jul 09 | Susan Morse

Insurers need flexibility in benefit design to continue telehealth past the public health emergency

CMS Administrator Seema Verma: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services needs help…

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Jul 09 | Kat Jercich

SCOTUS ruling will make it harder for patients to get birth control

Providers who e-prescribe birth control through apps and online pharmacies doubt the decision will significantly affect…

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Jul 08 | Susan Morse

Hospitals continue to bear the burden of the COVID-19 surge

The AHA is asking Congress for financial support with other relief in regulatory measures, the biggest being the use of telehealth.

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Jul 07 | Kat Jercich

HHS announces billion-dollar push toward experimental COVID-19 vaccine

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services also announced it would give $450 million to the biotech company…

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HHS sets up free COVID-19 testing in select cities in response to COVID-19 outbreaks

The department is partnering with eTrueNorth and the local communities to perform up to 5,000 tests per…

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Jun 30 | Susan Morse

American Hospital Association asks Congress for more action as health systems expect to lose $323 billion

HHS is expected to renew the Public Health Emergency before it expires in July,…

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Jun 29 | Jeff Lagasse

HHS has reduced backlog of Medicare appeals by almost half

The reduction is linked to a federal court ruling that established annual deadline-based targets.

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Jun 26 | Jeff Lagasse

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to end ACA as COVID-19 cases rise

The administration claims the law is unconstitutional without the individual mandate.

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Jun 23 | Susan Morse

American Hospital Association to appeal ruling on price transparency lawsuit

A federal judge today sided with the Department of Health and Human Services and rejected providers' claims.

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Jun 23 | Jeff Lagasse

Trump announces reopening guidelines as HHS Secretary Azar takes Michigan tour

Before the three-phase plan can be executed, hospitals should ensure adequate screening and testing capacity as…

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