Telemedicine advocates will continue to push for more Medicare payment. “Telemedicine was never envisioned as part of ACA repeal,” said Krista Drobac, executive director of the Alliance for Connected Care. “It is a bipartisan issue that is a natural place to go to next.”
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Price looked out for doctors in health IT work
If Congress passes the 21st Century Cures Act soon, Price, as HHS chief, would be responsible for implementing the bill’s interoperability and anti-data blocking mandates, noted Kristen Ratcliff McGovern, a lobbyist with Sirona Strategies. Read Article
Firms Push to Revise Telemedicine Law
The forum was moderated by Krista Drobac, director of the Alliance for Connected Care, a Washington, D.C., group that advocates for coverage of telemedicine by Medicare, Medicaid and private insurers. Read Article
Lobbying World
Sirona Strategies, a lobbying and consulting firm that specializes in healthcare, has added Matthew Fery and Spencer Porr to its team. Fery formerly served within the Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration and has worked as a senior healthcare adviser to Rep. Brian Higgins (D-N.Y.), a former member of the House Ways and Means Committee. Prior… Read more »
New Budget to Impact Hospital Outpatient Departments
Krista Drobac, partner at Sirona Strategies breaks down the specifics of the recent bill, and explains why the bill was passed by the House and Senate. “The budget bill raised spending limits, and they needed an offset; which means they needed a way to pay for it. What they did, was they implemented a site… Read more »
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