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CDC Warns of Deadly Fungus, CMS to Reimburse for Virtual Reality

March 28, 2023 - In healthcare policy news, a warning was issued by the CDC last week about a deadly fungal infection spreading in US healthcare facilities. Meanwhile, CMS is creating a reimbursement pathway for virtual reality therapies using new medical coding. Democrats Propose IT Modernization Improvement Act Lawmakers from the House Committee on...

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VA Deputy Secretary Gone Amid EHRM Row, DEA Proposes New Telemedicine Rule

by Hayden Schmidt

In the news this week, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) took another blow to its EHR modernization (EHRM) project after the man in charge of running the campaign stepped down. Meanwhile, the DEA...

CMS Pauses Payment Determinations, Senators Introduce SAFER Health Act

by Hayden Schmidt

This week CMS decided to pause all payment determinations from certified independent dispute resolution (IDR) entities following a Texas district court decision. Meanwhile, a bill recently debuted in...

CDC Finds 3,500 Long COVID Deaths, Healthcare Spending Reaches $4.3T

by Hayden Schmidt

In this week’s policy roundup, the annual CMS accounting report found that healthcare expenditures slowed compared to 2020 but still reached $4.3 trillion in 2021. And a CDC study looking at...

Public Health Officials Mull Mask Mandates, CDC Renews Palantir Contract

by Hayden Schmidt

State health officials are publicly considering the benefits of another mask mandate as hospitals and health infrastructure struggle to bear the pressure of rising RSV, influenza, and COVID-19 cases....

CDC’s Ominous Influenza Report and FBI Statement on Cuba Ransomware

by Hayden Schmidt

According to CDC reporting, this year’s flu season will be the worst in recent memory as infection rates spike, hospitalizations rise, and vulnerable populations are walloped. Meanwhile, the...

HC3 Issues Venus Ransomware Warning; CDC Investigates Listeria Outbreak

by Hayden Schmidt

Last week, the Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) warned organizations to watch for a new ransomware variant that emerged in August and has already affected one healthcare...

CA Bill Protects Reproductive Health, TX Judge Denies Preventive Care Law

by Hayden Schmidt

State laws and court rulings are diverging as some state governments work to protect citizens’ health and others seek to eliminate safeguards.   Last month, the California State Legislature...

CDC Ends Some Coronavirus Restrictions, Medicare Changes Under New Act

by Hayden Schmidt

Late last week, CDC introduced new guidance for dealing with coronavirus cases, removing several restrictions as the number of cases continues to rise throughout the country. Revised guidance will lift...

Hospitals Fined for Price Transparency, CDC Drops Coronavirus Testing

by Hayden Schmidt

In Georgia, CMS has issued two fines totaling over $1 million to the Northside Hospital network after failing to comply with price transparency guidelines. And CDC Director Rochelle Walensky has...

Coronavirus Vaccination Disparities Widen, FDA Warns Against Baby Formula

by Hayden Schmidt

In a promising move for consumers, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted an application for Abrilada, a biosimilar that will compete with Humira. Elsewhere within the administration,...

Black Americans Benefit from ACA, $560M in Provider Relief Funds from HHS

by Hayden Schmidt

According to a new study, Black Americans saw an 8-percent reduction in the uninsured rate since the introduction of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010. This reduction reduced the total uninsured...

CMS Codifies Value-Based Care Strategy, $800M for Abuse Victims

by Hayden Schmidt

In a white paper released last week, CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure reiterated the agency’s plan to support health equity and expand value-based care for Medicare and Medicaid...

CDC Updates Masking Guidelines as Long COVID Added to ADA

by Emily Sokol, MPH

This week’s policy update highlights the CDC’s new masking guidelines, triggered by the spread of the Delta variant. Meanwhile, long COVID was added to the list of qualifying disabilities...

FDA Examines Cancer Drug Effectiveness; HHS Promotes Care Access, Marketplace Enrollment

by Emily Sokol, MPH

The FDA remains busy as Johnson & Johnson vaccine review ends and cancer drug approval discussions commence. Meanwhile, HHS allocates funding to medically underserved health centers to improve...

COVID-19 Vaccine Access Expands; Proposed Bills Push to Increase Telehealth Availability

by Emily Sokol, MPH

President Biden exceeded his goal to deliver 100 million COVID-19 vaccines during his first 100 days in office, delivering 100 million vaccines in 58 days. Now, his administration is pushing to further...

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