Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 2, 2021

It's become common knowledge, at this point, that the flexibilities enabled by the federal government at the start of the COVID-19 public health emergency prompted an atmospheric jump in telehealth use. Thus, she said, it's up to Congress to address those statutes, as they temporarily did at the start of the pandemic.

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Center for Health Insurance Reform

JANUARY 20, 2022

The federal government has taken a series of actions to strengthen the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Medicaid, and the Biden administration has announced its intent to do more in this arena.

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Hall Render

MARCH 3, 2023

million for youth mental health care KENTUCKY Pike County nursing home officials release statement following loss of Medicare agreement Three Humana executives drop $11.2M million for youth mental health care KENTUCKY Pike County nursing home officials release statement following loss of Medicare agreement Three Humana executives drop $11.2M

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Bill of Health

JANUARY 10, 2022

This is because the questioning , directly and by implication, calls into doubt what past Courts have identified the framework of federalism — a nickname for the Constitution’s balancing of a strong federal government against the rights of individual states. Exceeding the Authority of the Federal Government.

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Bill of Health

JANUARY 3, 2023

A potential constitutional basis for federal licensure could hinge on the Commerce Clause in Article I, which grants Congress the power “To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes.”. Michael Young cites the Court’s 1995 ruling in United States v. Tenth Amendment and “Police Power”.

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Bill of Health

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

A collective policy response complemented this rhetorical and ideological framing. In March 2020 , Congress expanded unemployment benefits at unprecedented levels, subsidized businesses, guaranteed paid sick leave for many workers, and broadened Medicaid eligibility. states had fully banned indoor dining.

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