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Health Policy Update 12-19-16

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What’s Ahead: This Week Notable Policy Events Monday, December 19 – Tuesday, December 20 HHS, Panel of the Technical Advisory Panel on Medicare Trustee Reports. Additional information: http://bit.ly/2hCtS6B Tuesday, December 20 Commonwealth Fund, “ eHealth Initiative, “Current State of Progress Towards Achieving True Interoperability.” Additional information: http://bit.ly/2hCx5Ts Weekly Wrap Up: Notable Health Care Developments From Last… Read more »

Health Policy Update 12-12-16

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What’s Ahead: This Week Congressional Schedule The House and Senate are in recess, returning Tuesday, January 3 for the start of the 115th Congress.  Notable Policy Events Monday, December 12 White House, “Helping Gamers Get Health Care Coverage (An Epic Win).” Additional information: http://bit.ly/2hcYkB1 American Enterprise Institute, “Obamacare’s Administrative Law Space: Navigating the Next Frontier.” Additional… Read more »

21st Century Cures Creates New Opportunities To Impact Health IT Policy

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The 21st Century Cures Act (H.R. 34) is the most significant piece of health IT legislation passed by Congress since the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act became law in 2009. Although there has been some debate about whether the bill’s provisions will advance priorities like interoperability (for contrasting opinions, see… Read more »