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Bipartisan legislation would broaden telehealth benefits for employees

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The proposed Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act would enable job creators to offer standalone telehealth service programs – not unlike dental and vision plans – in addition to existing health insurance plans. Department of Veterans Affairs. The legislation was introduced by Reps.

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COVID-19 Vaccination Statuses of 500,000 VA Employees have been Impermissibly Disclosed

HIPAA Journal

The COVID-19 vaccination statuses of approximately 500,000 Department of Veterans Affairs employees have been impermissibly disclosed. Salud Family Health said impacted employees and patients have been offered free credit monitoring and identity fraud protection services.

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The New Drug Companies Aren’t Drug Companies At All

Health Populi

Department of Veterans Affairs is also collaborating with Civica Rx. Note that Cigna acquired Express Scripts, the pharmacy benefit management company, last year which was the health insurance company’s on-ramp to life sciences.

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TRANSPARENCY: How Healthcare Providers Are Using Data To Advance Population Health Strategies

Health Law Gurus

This orchestra of predictive claims and clinical data analytics that identify targeted populations upstream of preventable health problems, and patient-sourced data to real-time monitor their risks is becoming widely-adopted by health systems as a means to prevent avoidable hospitalizations. It is no surprise that the U.S.

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Health Provider News

Hall Render

health-tech startup MemoryWell pivots, eyes new funding to roll out software for insurers Department of Veterans Affairs health system kicks off multiyear Greater Washington expansion Georgetown to open Southeast D.C.