By: Jeremiah McCoy Yesterday, the holidays have come early for those of us waiting on annual rulemaking related to Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D. In the nearly 1,000 page rule, CMS proposed substantial policy and technical changes impacting the MA program for Contract Year (CY) 2024. There is much left to review in the… Read more »
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Both Sides of the Aisle Agree – Telemedicine is the Future | The Hill Op-ed
Last Thursday, in the midst of the intense debate about the future of ObamaCare, Congress held yet another hearing extoling the virtues of telehealth and remote patient monitoring, and lamenting the barriers in Medicare that are preventing seniors from accessing these new technologies in the same way as patients in the commercial market. The hearing… Read more »
Governors Are Coming To Washington. What Will They Tell Congress & The White House About Health Care?
This weekend, governors from across the country are coming to Washington for the annual National Governors Association Winter Meeting. They will be meeting with each other, Congress and the White House about many topics – but healthcare will take center stage. Washington has spent much of the past few months debating how best to move… Read more »
HHS Secretary Nominee Highlights His Positions on Key Health Care Issues – Washington, DC
Congressman Price – President Trump’s nominee for HHS Secretary – has offered several clues about the future of health policy under his direction. As the politics play out and reform proposals are developed, stakeholders can and should look to the likely future leader of HHS for guidance as they solidify market strategies and refine policy… Read more »
21st Century Cures Creates New Opportunities To Impact Health IT Policy
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 »
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