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Medicare Patients Win the Right to Appeal Gap in Nursing Home Coverage

Kaiser Health News

A three-judge federal appeals court panel in Connecticut has likely ended an 11-year fight against a frustrating and confusing rule that left hundreds of thousands of Medicare beneficiaries without coverage for nursing home care, and no way to challenge a denial. But it can have serious repercussions.

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President Biden Signs End-of-Year Legislation Including Telehealth, Medicare & Medicaid, Mental Health, Pandemic Preparedness, and Other Health Care Provisions

C&M Health Law

trillion spending package, which consists of all 12 fiscal year (FY) 2023 appropriations bills and funds the federal government through September 30, 2023, provides additional assistance to Ukraine, and makes numerous health care policy changes. 117-164 ) (the “Act”)—an approximately $1.7

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CMS BLOG: Medicare for All? Just another name for a government-run, single payer system

CMS.gov

CMS BLOG: Medicare for All? Just another name for a government-run, single payer system. Seema Verma, Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services . Medicare Part C. Medicare Part D. Medicare for All? Just another name for a government-run, single payer system. keya.joy-bush@….

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HHS Issues Proposed Rule to Provide Clarity on Rights of Conscience in Healthcare

Healthcare Law Blog

BACKGROUND The Proposed Rule is the latest in a long line of federal legislation and rulemakings governing the conscience rights of healthcare providers and entities. The Church Amendments In the 1970s, the federal government enacted the Church Amendments, 42 U.S.C.

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Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: Collecting Data

Healthcare IT Today

Data can be spotty, according to Eye, who says for instance that data from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) often lacks racial identifications. Zuskov points out that hospital data doesn’t represent the full population. The percentage is much higher in some areas.

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Physician venture investor talks telehealth, digital therapeutics, Medicaid tech

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Fortunately, government, investors and startups are working together to close some of these care gaps. While a record number of digital health companies went public through various methods in 2021 – 23 in just one year compared to a total of 26 from 2011 through 2020 – they fared poorly in the market.

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FDA Oversight of AI Software Developed by Health Care Providers

Health Law Advisor

5] But that Interstate Commerce Clause needs to be viewed also in balance with the 10th Amendment of the Constitution, which reserves to the states any powers not delegated to the federal government. 13] Hospital Reprocessing of Single Use Medical Devices Medical devices can be quite expensive.

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