The FCC and HHS both announced funding initiatives in the past week. The FCC will spend $700 million to expand rural broadband access and result in better telehealth opportunities for dispersed...
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...
The Biden-Harris Administration greenlit transgender care to be included as a part of Colorado’s Essential Health Benefits. Days later, CMS has boosted their hourly wages for call center workers...
Funds from the American Rescue Plan were used in several states to initiate healthcare marketplaces. Kentucky, Maine, and New Mexico joined 14 other states that had already established their...
An influx of funding from the American Rescue Plan is earmarked by HRSA for medical centers in underserved communities. Additionally, the ONC is receiving funding from the plan for IT workforce...
The Biden-Harris administration continues its focus on expanding healthcare access as CMS and HHS announce three new initiatives that increase access to Medicare, Medicaid, and maternal care across the...
After a relatively quiet summer, HHS and CMS dove back into rulemaking, guideline issuing, and funding awards. Following vaccine mandates for all federal employees and healthcare settings, CMS issued...
As the holiday weekend comes to a close, the Biden Administration did not slow its commitment to increasing access to care for patients. Through American Rescue Plan funding, CMS allocates funding to...
The Office of Climate Change and Health Equity opens under HHS, and several organizations including SAMHSA boost funding for pediatric mental healthcare. This week’s policy recap also highlights...
COVID-19 remains in the spotlight of this week’s policy recap as Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine is granted full FDA approval. And CMS boosts reimbursement rates for COVID-19 vaccines...
COVID-19 continues to take the spotlight as this week’s policy update highlights the CDC’s recent recommendation for a booster shot. Several government organizations, including HHS and the...
CMS final rules will increase rates for hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and several other care settings while CMS also reports Part D premiums are expected to rise. Meanwhile, newly introduced...
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...
In this week’s policy update, proposed CMS rate changes would alter hospital outpatient and ambulatory surgical center payments and the 2022 Physician Fee Schedule aims to include reimbursement...
CMS announced it will begin coverage determination investigations for the controversial Alzheimer’s drug, Aduhelm, while the drug’s approval process is also being investigated by the FDA....
CMS proposed a value-based payment model for the treatment of end-stage renal disease and released a final ruling to combat surprise billing. Meanwhile, Congress introduced a bill to expand broadband...
CMS issued two proposed bills that would expand home healthcare and access to health insurance exchanges. Meanwhile, Congress continues to push for telehealth bills that would increase rural access to...
The Supreme Court once again upholds the ACA, but experts are worried some may still challenge the law. Meanwhile, HHS funding aims to bolster the public health IT workforce and intra-agency...
To improve access to COVID-19 testing and vaccination, FDA, CMS, and HHS are increasing vaccine supplies, vaccination sites, and funding. Meanwhile, HHS extended key reporting deadlines for the...
As payers prepare to comply with specific CMS interoperability deadlines, it is critical that they keep in mind the overarching goals of interoperability, not just the compliance details.
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