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Key Healthcare Provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023

Healthcare Law Blog

In addition to funding, the Act modifies certain telehealth provisions, expands and extends components of the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and supports initiatives within the behavioral health and substance use treatment spaces. The Act provides for nearly $1.7 Telehealth. Medicare Extension & Adjustments. Extension of Key Programs.

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Health Provider News – March 11, 2022

Hall Render

in supplemental COVID-19 aid. COVID-19 funding is tapped out, HHS says. OSHA conducting new wave of COVID-19 inspections among previously dinged hospitals, nursing facilities. As vaccine demand falls, states are left with huge stockpile. AHA urges Congress to address health care workforce challenges.

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Health Care Is Front and Center as DeSantis and Newsom Go Mano a Mano

Kaiser Health News

From abortion to covid-19 vaccines, Newsom and DeSantis could not be further apart. Earlier this year, DeSantis blasted California for being too generous with public benefit programs, such as Medicaid, which the Golden State has expanded to all eligible residents regardless of immigration status.