What’s Ahead: This Week Hearings/Markups – Tuesday, February 27 Senate HELP Committee, “The Opioid Crisis: The Role of Technology and Data in Preventing and Treating Addiction.” House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial & Antitrust Law, “Competition in the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain: The Proposed Merger of CVS Health and Aetna.” House Oversight & Government Reform… Read more »
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Health Care Policy Update – Weekly Wrap-up and What’s Ahead
What’s Ahead: This Week Notable Policy Events – Wednesday, February 21 Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC), “Health IT Advisory Committee Meeting.” Additional information: http://bit.ly/2ChYjoO Friday, February 23 Politico, “Eighth Annual State Solutions Conference.” Additional information: http://politi.co/2EqbPJ2 Alliance for Health Policy, “The Brazda Breakfast: Reporting on the Future of Health Care – Dynamics… Read more »
Sirona Strategies’ Krista Drobac Quoted in Politico
Telemedicine: As we noted in yesterday’s Morning eHealth, the House budget deal – while more limited in scope from a funding perspective – includes many adjustments to telehealth policy. The Senate’s deal is much the same: increasing access to telemedicine services for Medicare Advantage enrollees, encouraging care providers to expand use of telemedicine for remote… Read more »
Sirona Strategies’ Krista Drobac Quoted in Politico
By Darius Tahir | 02/07/2018 10:00 AM EDT With help from Arthur Allen (@arthurallen202) and Mohana Ravindranath (@ravindranize) CR CONTAINS A LOT OF HELP FOR HEALTH IT: The House has passed a bill to keep the government running through March 23. If the latest congressional kicking of the can doesn’t have you that excited, perhaps… Read more »
Azar Could Be a Telemedicine Champion
AZAR COULD BE A TELEMEDICINE CHAMPION: At least one advocacy group thinks the former Eli Lilly executive now heading the health department will advance virtual care. Alex Azar — whose swearing-in ceremony was peppered with insistence from the president that he would lower drug prices — told lawmakers during his confirmation process that he supported… Read more »
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