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VA Adopts Google’s API, FDA Revises Coronavirus Antibody Drug Approvals

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Organizations are urging Congress to reinstate pre-deductible coverage for telehealth services in an effort to help patients. Also in the nation’s capital, the VA will implement a Google...

Feds Issue Cybersecurity Advisory, Lawmakers Target Direct Contracting

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Security Agency (NSA), and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have convened to issue a cybersecurity advisory for major...

Bringing Payers, Patients into the Health Data Exchange Conversation

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The adoption of electronic health records and creation of health information networks have spurred greater health data exchange between providers. While plenty of work must be done to ensure providers...

Payers Cover Coronavirus Tests, Physicians Oppose Surprise Billing Act

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This week, CMS announced a new rule requiring commercial insurance groups to cover the cost of coronavirus tests for their members. Insured Americans will now qualify for eight free tests per...

FDA’s New Emergency Authorizations, CMS Reinstates Vaccine Mandate

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CMS has issued a revised COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers. The new mandate requires that healthcare workers in 25 states be vaccinated by the end of February 2022. In a series of...

Governors Codify Telehealth, CMS Funds 1,000 Medicare Residencies

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Newly discovered vulnerabilities in Apache’s Log4j software library are threatening healthcare systems that rely on the technology. HHS is addressing the issue with new guidance and warnings....

HHS Issues $9B from Provider Relief Fund, OCR Gives HIPAA Guidance

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The VA has initiated a research fellowship with the Regenstrief Institute of Indiana to advance health systems and train new fellows in the fields of health services research, implementation science,...

Bill Proposes Permanent Telehealth, Congress Sidesteps Medicare Cuts

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Legislation introduced by a group of bipartisan representatives intends to expand telehealth access to Medicare beneficiaries regardless of geography. Additionally, both chambers of Congress passed a...

$174 M Found in Telemedicine Fraud, Cyberattack Hits Maryland

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The pandemic telehealth boom will be supported by $23 million of research money from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, but in Florida, the technology is showing vulnerability to fraud...

CURES 2.0 set to Expand Telehealth, CMS Zeros in on Drug Prices

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Senators have introduced an act that would dole out the rest of the Provider Relief Fund to front-line hospitals and care centers. Another bill, CURES 2.0, would expand the actions of the initial CURES...

Medicare Part B Sees Premium Hike, CMS Faces Vaccine Mandate Lawsuits

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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...

Bill Seeks to Extend Telehealth Coverage, President Biden Nominates VA CIO

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This week, a bipartisan group of senators has introduced a bill that seeks to extend telehealth coverages that were introduced during the pandemic. The FDA has also recently approved a new treatment...

Push for Inclusive EHR Data, HHS Funding for Title X Programs

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Healthcare workers need to be more cognizant of gender and sex identifiers in EHR documentation, according to a recent blog post from Steven Posnack of the ONC. After encouraging clinical trial data...

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

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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...

CMS Increases Call Center Wages, ONC Shifts SVAP Timeline

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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...

Kaiser Workers Approve Strike, Medicare Advantage Plans Rank Well

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In Southern California, Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers have overwhelmingly approved a strike during a recent vote. If negotiations fail, staffing shortages could ensue. A Class I FDA recall was...

States Expand CMS Operations, NIH Director Resigns

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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...

CMS Funds Telehealth for Medical Centers, OIG Audits Medicare Advantage

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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...

Administration Tackles Access to Care, FTC Expands Breach Rule

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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...

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