Bill of Health

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

health care system, but that are especially present for behavioral health needs like substance use, and are exacerbated by other challenges related to stigma, lack of employment, and fragmented or nonexistent care coordination. This reality reflects structural, policy, and legal misalignments common to the entire U.S.

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Governance Public Health Telemedicine Medicaid 167

HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Funding for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will increase by $100 million, the National Institutes of Health will receive an additional $2.5 Funding for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will increase by $100 million, the National Institutes of Health will receive an additional $2.5

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FDA Governance COVID-19 Medicaid 103

Kaiser Health News

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

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. Obamacare Florida DeSantis has refused to expand Medicaid eligibility to more people under the Affordable Care Act.

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Health Care Law Brief

JUNE 2, 2022

The onset of the COVID-19 public health emergency (“PHE”) led to a surge in the use of telehealth by health care providers. Does the state apply different standards, for example, to Medicaid encounters? Prescriptions & Controlled Substances. Does the platform treat certain data as consumer data?

Public Health 52

Public Health Compliance COVID-19 Licensing 52

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

News The 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule continues many telehealth flexibilities first adopted during the public health emergency, such as an expanded scope of originating sites an expanded definition of qualified practitioners. RapidAI received FDA clearance for Rapid SDH , which helps to detect bleeding in the brain.

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Payment Systems Public Health Medicare Medicare 115

HIT Consultant

APRIL 4, 2023

Regulatory Developments and Adapting Digital Health Startups If circumstances weren’t treacherous enough, digital health startups are bracing for impending regulatory changes. In Q1 2023, an acronym soup of federal agencies (FDA, CMS, DEA, FTC) announced preliminary steps and timelines for refining policies across digital health.

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FDA Medicaid Medicaid COVID-19 52

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 30, 2023

The COVID-19 public health emergency came to an end on May 11. This also happens to coincide with the World Health Organization declaring an end to the COVID-19 global health emergency. What does the end of the public health emergency mean for the future of the healthcare industry?

Telemedicine 189

Telemedicine COVID-19 Governance Medicare 189

HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 23, 2024

The FDA launched an investigation into Theranos that found that the allegations in Carreyrou’s article were correct. The HHS-OIG has the authority under 1128(a) of the Social Security Act to exclude individuals from participation in Medicare, Medicaid, and other Federal health care programs.

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Fraud FDA Medicaid Medicaid 74

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Despite the end of the public health emergency, individuals and informed political leaders will continue to work with pharmacies to continue access to vital care for individuals in need of medication for mental health because mental health is part of overall health. Your third prediction concerns medication.

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COVID-19 Public Health Licensing FDA 141

Medisys Compliance

APRIL 20, 2022

As Public Health Emergency (PHE) has extended beyond 16 th April 2022 by 90 days, various waivers are continued, making no change in billing guidelines in pandemic. In fact, concerned authority extended the current COVID-19 pandemic telehealth waivers for five months beyond the end of the public health emergency.

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COVID-19 COVID-19 Vaccine Medical Billing Medicare 52

AIHC

JANUARY 28, 2022

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) distributes a prospectively determined amount of uncompensated care payments to “Medicare disproportionate share hospitals” or better known as “DSH.” This is calculated based on the hospital’s relative share of uncompensated care nationally. billion in FY 2021, or 2.7 percent.

Medicare 52

Medicare Medicare Hospitals Payment Systems 52

Health Populi

JUNE 24, 2021

We also expect innovation to come out of pharma and biotech labs, and who will pay for new-new therapies?

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COVID-19 COVID-19 Vaccine FDA Public Health 108

Hall Render

APRIL 26, 2024

New California rule aims to limit health care cost increases to 3% annually UC San Diego Health operations deal with California hospital slows to crawl Kaiser reports data breach affecting 13.4M health dept. health dept. in 256-Slice CT scanner Lifepoint reports $200M+ economic impact in Cen Ky St. processed 1.5

Nursing Homes 40

Nursing Homes US Department of Health and Human Services Nurses Hospitals 40

Kaiser Health News

JULY 28, 2022

But the measure is still a fraction of what President Joe Biden and Democratic leaders had hoped for and does not include such high-profile health priorities as new Medicare benefits or expanded eligibility for insurance for people in states that did not opt to expand the Medicaid program. and around the world.

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ACA Public Health Medicare Medicare 61

HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The FDA should also make it clear that security updates are required, not optional. One way to support healthcare organizations financially would be to make sure that Medicare and Medicaid fixed payments accurately reflect the cost of care. Many hospitals rely on these payments, but they are often less than the cost of providing care.

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HIPAA FDA Governance Hospitals 106

Kaiser Health News

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

The FDA is at the center of the abortion pill case, which challenges its approval of the drug decades ago and could set a precedent for legal challenges to the approval of other drugs. I also want to point out that neither Republicans nor Biden have yet said that they consider Medicaid in that same untouchable category.

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US Department of Health and Human Services Medicare Medicare FDA 52

Innovaare Compliance

OCTOBER 6, 2022

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), enrollment in MAPD keeps rising. Annual Election Period (AEP) is about two weeks away when Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug Plans (MAPD) will be signing up new enrollees by the thousands. In 2022, 48% of all eligible Medicare beneficiaries are enrolled in MAPD.

Medicare 52

Medicare Medicare Compliance Public Health 52

Hall Render

MAY 24, 2024

County’s highest paid employee. Chicago children’s hospital completes cyberattack recovery CommonSpirit posts $365M quarterly loss, -3.9% Chicago children’s hospital completes cyberattack recovery CommonSpirit posts $365M quarterly loss, -3.9% Chicago children’s hospital completes cyberattack recovery CommonSpirit posts $365M quarterly loss, -3.9%

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US Department of Health and Human Services Nursing Homes Nurses Hospitals 40

Healthcare Law Blog

AUGUST 25, 2022

Drugs eligible for negotiation must be FDA-approved for at least 7 years and marketed in conformance with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Improvement of Access to Adult Vaccines under Medicaid and CHIP. Certain vaccines must be covered under Medicaid and certain cost-sharing is eliminated. Negotiation-Eligible Drugs.

Medicare 52

Medicare Medicare Medicaid Medicaid 52

AIHC

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

without health care coverage. Providers will verify and attest that the patient does not have individual, employer-sponsored, Medicare or Medicaid coverage, and no other payer will reimburse them for COVID-19 testing, treatment for COVID-19, and/or COVID-19 vaccine administration for that patient. as the primary diagnosis and B97.29

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COVID-19 Vaccine COVID-19 Medicare Medicare 52

Hall Render

MARCH 16, 2022

The measure includes funding for health care-related agencies, such as HHS, CMS, HRSA and the FDA, as well as several health care policy riders and provisions that address issues like 340B and telehealth waivers. An overview of the FY 2022 funding bill and a summary of its health care-related provisions can be found below. .

COVID-19 40

COVID-19 Medicare Medicare FDA 40

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 6, 2023

An end to the Public Health Emergency (PHE) is likely to be announced and end mid-January followed by a grace period of approximately 5 months. And with the Public Health Emergency (PHE) set to expire in January, stakeholders are urgently calling upon Congress to pass the Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act of 2021.

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US Department of Health and Human Services Doctors Telemedicine Public Health 124

Healthcare Law Today

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

” This new reimbursement is intended to further the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) objectives in its 2022 Behavioral Health Strategy , with a particular focus on improving access to substance use disorder (SUD) prevention, treatment, and recovery services.

Medicare 52

Medicare Medicare COVID-19 Telemedicine 52

Hall Render

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

CT’s Medicaid reimbursement rates lower than peer states: report Better safety training, reporting, escorts for CT home health care workers focus of new legislation D.C. biotech pins hopes on 3 drug approvals as battles with FDA continue Luxury senior living facility coming to D.C. What they say sets them apart.

Nursing Homes 40

Nursing Homes Nurses Hospitals Medicaid 40

Kaiser Health News

JANUARY 12, 2023

On one hand, the FDA has relaxed some of the risk evaluation and mitigation strategies (REMS) from the prescribing rules surrounding abortion pills. The FDA puts these extra restrictions or safeguards in place for certain drugs to add additional protection. Some advocates say these pills simply do not bring that level or risk.

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US Department of Health and Human Services FDA Medicare Medicare 52

Hall Render

MARCH 31, 2023

County-owned buildings facing potential earthquake risk Gilead drops option to buy cancer therapeutics company Health and Life Organization Inc. buys industrial property in Rancho Cordova for $5.12

US Department of Health and Human Services 40

US Department of Health and Human Services Nursing Homes Nurses COVID-19 40

Hall Render

MARCH 22, 2024

Banner Health to expand clinical AI to 33 hospitals, 6 states Banner reports $282.8M Banner Health to expand clinical AI to 33 hospitals, 6 states Banner reports $282.8M family sues hospital over life-altering injuries Calif. family sues hospital over life-altering injuries Calif.

Nursing Homes 40

Nursing Homes US Department of Health and Human Services Nurses Hospitals 40

Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

million patients Senate committee advances bill cutting hospital facility fees What Joint Commission, NQF’s affiliation means for hospitals Which health systems teamed up with Amazon, Google + Microsoft ALABAMA Alabama gets $3.6M in Stark law self disclosures: 3 things to know CMS’ staffing proposal will cost nursing homes $6.8B

US Department of Health and Human Services 40

US Department of Health and Human Services Nursing Homes Nurses Hospitals 40

Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

ALABAMA American Family Care opens new health care center in Northeast Birmingham doctors secure $13.9M operating margin, $1B net gain halfway through its first year Illinois public health officials warn of “rising COVID-19 activity” St.

COVID-19 40

COVID-19 Nurses Nursing Homes Hospitals 40

Hall Render

MAY 12, 2023

Connecticut is weighing several changes to Medicaid. Cloud Hospital names Chief Quality Officer Tampa’s Lions Eye Institute adopts new name Troubled Cano Health records $60.6M Cloud Hospital names Chief Quality Officer Tampa’s Lions Eye Institute adopts new name Troubled Cano Health records $60.6M

COVID-19 40

COVID-19 US Department of Health and Human Services Nurses Hospitals 40

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 16, 2020

“Regulators, for their part, have tried to smooth the way for a pivot to virtual during the public health emergency. ” The FDA is hinting that some of these changes could be here to stay. " “Some private insurers stepped in to help, too,” they added.

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COVID-19 Hospitals Doctors Health Insurance 213

HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 14, 2021

COVID was a wakeup call: state public health departments were unable to process test results quickly because of lack of a standard way for labs to report test results, slowing the pandemic response. Some recent events have underscored the need for clean, semantically interoperable data. via a mobile app.

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COVID-19 FDA Medicare Medicare 98

Hall Render

APRIL 7, 2023

Judge denies challenge to measure that would cap LA hospital exec pay COLORADO Builders show little interest in city, hospital employee housing project Capitol Pain Institute acquires 3 Colorado practices, ASC Colorado lawmakers seek financial information from hospitals in larger debate over health care costs Colorado to advance $1.4

US Department of Health and Human Services 40

US Department of Health and Human Services Nursing Homes COVID-19 Nurses 40

Hall Render

MARCH 24, 2023

grant for public health response Hawaii Gov. Mary’s hospital names new president and CEO; starts April 24 HAWAII Maui healthcare workers remain on strike, no clear end Hawaii gets $14.2M

Nursing Homes 40

Nursing Homes Nurses COVID-19 Hospitals 40

MedTrainer

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Each nursing home will receive one shipment that includes supplies to facilitate baseline testing and enable a pathway to conduct ongoing testing according to public health guidelines. To be eligible, nursing homes must have a current CLIA Certificate of Waiver and meet certain epidemiological criteria.

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Compliance Nursing Homes COVID-19 Nurses 40

MedTrainer

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Each nursing home will receive one shipment that includes supplies to facilitate baseline testing and enable a pathway to conduct ongoing testing according to public health guidelines. To be eligible, nursing homes must have a current CLIA Certificate of Waiver and meet certain epidemiological criteria.

Compliance 40

Compliance Nursing Homes COVID-19 Nurses 40

Hall Render

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

considers medical aid in dying, here’s how it’s playing out in D.C.

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Nursing Homes Nurses Hospitals Medicaid 40