Health Care Policy Update – Weekly Wrap-up and What’s Ahead

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  What’s Ahead: This Week Notable Policy Events – Wednesday, February 20 Health Affairs, “Media Briefing with CMS: National Health Spending Projections Through 2027.” Brookings Institution, “Emerging Policy Solutions to Surprise Medical Bills.” Additional information: https://brook.gs/2Szxv07 National Academy of Medicine, “Webinar: Procuring Interoperability: Achieving High-Quality, Connected, and Person-Centered Care.” Additional information: https://bit.ly/2STCf04  Weekly Wrap-Up: Notable Health… Read more »

Health Care Policy Update – Weekly Wrap-up and What’s Ahead

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 What’s Ahead: This Week Notable Policy Events – Monday, October 15 American Enterprise Institute (AEI), “Nurse Practitioners and America’s Primary Care Shortage.” Additional information: https://bit.ly/2A6zYo9 Brookings Institution, “Crafting Public Policy to Address the Nation’s Opioid Epidemic.” Additional information: https://brook.gs/2NFW44e Healthcare Leadership Council, “Briefing: Addressing Needs for Complex Populations.” Economic Club of Washington, D.C., “Disruption in… Read more »

Health Care Policy Update – Weekly Wrap-up and What’s Ahead

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 What’s Ahead: This Week Hearings & Markups – Tuesday, September 25 Senate HELP Committee, Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, “Health Care in Rural America: Examining Experiences and Costs.” Wednesday, September 26 House Oversight & Government Reform Committee, Subcommittee on Health Care, Benefits and Administrative Rules & Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Affairs, “Joint Hearing: Supplemental… Read more »

Health Care Policy Update – Weekly Wrap-up and What’s Ahead

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What’s Ahead: This Week Notable Policy Events – Monday, March 26 – Tuesday, March 27 Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC), “March Public Meeting.” Additional information: http://bit.ly/2ISx5tA Wednesday, March 28 National Virginia Health Policy Forum, “A Panel on the Opioid Epidemic: the Exchange of Health Information and the Pharmacist’s Perspective.” Additional information: http://bit.ly/2IIB3Vj Weekly Wrap-Up:… Read more »

Sirona Strategies’ Krista Drobac Quoted in Politico

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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 »