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Is a Federal Medical License Constitutional?

Bill of Health

Although three in four doctors support scrapping state medical boards in favor of a single federal license, such sweeping reform is likely far off. Lindsey Goehring refrains from arguing all licenses fall within the purview of the federal domain, but maintains that telemedicine would qualify as interstate commerce.

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Two major telehealth orgs team up to expand virtual care training

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Licensing, credentialing and privileging. Although the future of telehealth remains uncertain from a federal policy perspective, patients have largely expressed satisfaction with the modality – which suggests that providers may benefit from offering it as a service in the long term. Telepresence skills. Technology.

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How To Keep Up With Healthcare Training Requirements

MedTrainer

Policy Research MedTrainer’s in-house team includes a policy expert who stays up-to-date on federal policy changes and works with a team to research requirements by state and industry. About half of MedTrainer’s course production is tied to regulatory changes — and we update hundreds of courses a year.

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How To Keep Up With Healthcare Training Requirements

MedTrainer

Policy Research MedTrainer’s in-house team includes a policy expert who stays up-to-date on federal policy changes and works with a team to research requirements by state and industry. About half of MedTrainer’s course production is tied to regulatory changes — and we update hundreds of courses a year.

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ATA: What's ahead for telehealth policy after the pandemic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"As we know, [President] Biden has said in recent days that the pandemic is over, so it's possible that the technical public health emergency might expire sometime in the very near future," said Megan Herber, director at Faegre Drinker who advises ATA and ATA Action on all things Federal policy.

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Federal Judge Dismisses Former NFL Player’s Marijuana Decriminalization Suit

Pharmacy Law Blog

Washington, a former Jets football player, is hoping to force the hand of Congress and the White House by arguing that current federal policy is unconstitutional given marijuana’s health benefits. We can properly draft and complete the applications for registration, permitting and/or licensing, while complying with Florida law.

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CMS Promotes Competition, Transparency, Health Equity and More in the CY2025 Medicare Advantage and Part D Proposed Rule

Healthcare Law Blog

In the alternative, “relevant acceptable evidence” could include case studies, federal policies or reports, internal analyses or investigations. This proposal would shift the burden from CMS to the MA organization to demonstrate compliance with this standard.