Policy and Legislation

Sep 16 | Kat Jercich

Taskforce on Telehealth Policy releases final report on safeguarding virtual care

Its recommendations include lifting limitations on originating sites, allowing telehealth for various types…

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Sep 15 | Jeff Lagasse

With price transparency an inevitability, hospitals need to start working toward compliance

Meeting the objectives of the final rule will be necessary to ensure compliance by January 1.

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Sep 14 | Jeff Lagasse

Trump signs executive order on drug pricing, prompting pushback from stakeholders

"Most favored nation" approach would break from GOP free-market orthodoxy by tying Medicare…

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Sep 11 | Susan Morse

GOP coronavirus relief bill fails to pass in Senate

There was nothing in the bill for hospitals other than funds for coronavirus testing, and there's nothing on horizon until after the…

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Sep 10 | Kat Jercich

MedPAC members weigh future of telehealth coverage

The commission, which advises Congress on issues affecting Medicare, put forth a number of options aimed at maximizing care access while…

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Sep 09 | Susan Morse

Cigna expands its Affordable Care Act footprint

Expansion increases customer reach by 50% over last year, adding close to 80 new counties.

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Sep 04 | Jeff Lagasse

Half of Medicare patients did not receive recommended healthcare after hospitalization

Only 54% of Medicare patients referred to home healthcare services following a hospitalization received…

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Sep 04 | Jeff Lagasse

HHS announces $2 billion provider relief fund nursing home incentive payment plans

The distribution is the latest update in the previously announced $5 billion in support to nursing homes…

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Sep 02 | Jeff Lagasse

California passes nation's first bill requiring hospitals to keep a 45-day supply of PPE

The law is meant to ensure that healthcare doesn't buckle under the weight of any future…

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Sep 02 | Jeff Lagasse

HHS partners with FCC and USDA on rural telehealth initiative

Telehealth plays an increasingly critical part in treating patients, improving health outcomes and lowering costs.

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