Health Care Policy & Politics in 2025 Webinar
Longtime health policy experts Krista Drobac and Kristen McGovern unravel and explore 2025 developments in Medicare, Medicaid, AI, interoperability, digital health, behavioral health, home-based care, and value-based care. Discussion includes the priorities and plans of Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and incoming CMS administrator, Dr. Oz, as well as the impact of congressional budget reconciliation on health care. […]
In Healthcare Finance: Alliance for Connected Care outlines policy requests to CMS
Healthcare Finance reported on the letter sent to CMS Administrator Dr. Oz by the Alliance for Connected Care, noting the organizations recommendations for improved care access via telehealth. They write, “the Alliance for Connected Care is using the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ recent appointment of its new administrator, Dr. Mehmet Oz, as an […]
Alliance for Connected Care Virtual Care Recommendations for Dr. Oz Covered in MedCity News
Following the confirmation of Dr. Oz healthcare leaders shared with MedCity News the health care recommendations they hope he will address as CMS administrator. The Alliance for Connected Care Executive Director Chris Adamec shared, “Greater access to telehealth can be transformative for these communities, but it is hindered by barriers in access to care across […]
Alliance for Connected Care Sends Virtual Care Policy Requests to Oz’s CMS – In Fierce Healthcare
Fierce Healthcare reported that the Alliance for Connected Care has sent virtual care policy requests to new CMS administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz asking him to act on digital healthcare regulatory issues. The alliance wrote to Oz Thursday asking him to address issues in digital health regulation that apply to hospitals, hybrid providers and virtual-only providers. The Alliance […]
In Fierce Healthcare: Alliance for Connected Care sends virtual care policy requests to Oz’s CMS
Fierce Healthcare reports “The Alliance for Connected Care is petitioning the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS’) new administrator, Mehmet Oz, M.D., to act on digital healthcare regulatory issues. Oz was confirmed April 3 by the Senate. After Oz affirmed the value of telehealth during a confirmation hearing in March, digital health lobbyists are […]
The Alliance for Connected Care’s Chris Adamec on Telehealth Access in Healthcare Brew
Christopher Adamec, executive director of industry group Alliance for Connected Care, previously told Healthcare Brew he felt these laws didn’t go far enough to expand telehealth access, adding that the buprenorphine rule’s six-month limit means a doctor could be forced to cut off treatment “in a potentially harmful way when the patient needs it most.” The article […]
The Alliance for Connected Care Applauds Telehealth Expansion Act in Sweetwater Reporter Coverage
Chris Adamec, Executive Director of The Alliance for Connected Care was quoted in the Sweetwater Reporter in support of the Telehealth Expansion Act. “The Alliance for Connected Care is proud to support the Telehealth Expansion Act of 2025, which will ensure employers and plans can support patients through discounted virtual access to a range of […]
Alliance for Connected Care Executive Director Chis Adamec Quoted in Fierce Healthcare on Importance of Medicare Telehealth Services
Chris Adamec, executive director of the Alliance for Connected Care was quoted in Fierce Healthcare on the importance of Medicare telehealth services. Joining with almost 350 other organizations, the Alliance sent a letter to Congressional leadership urging lawmakers to extend expiring Medicare telehealth flexibilities and to restore telehealth access lost by commercially insured patients in […]
Krista Drobac on Telehealth Prescribing in Fierce Healthcare
Krista Drobac shared her expertise with Fierce Healthcare on the importance of telehealth prescribing flexibilities. She shared, “As we go to Congress and ask for intervention to extend the DEA flexibilities, questions arise about which Scheduled drugs should be accessible during the extension. Trying to decide which patients of those with ADHD, narcolepsy, cancer, pain, […]
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 […]
