Policy and Legislation

The old federal regulations burdened providers with added administrative costs and fear of financial consequences, CMS says.

The letter warns that the new thresholds are too high and will force many clinicians to exit from APMs and revert back to fee-for-service.

803K sign up in week 2 of open enrollment

Many fear that a lack of cooperation between the two administrations could slow the rollout of vaccines and ultimately lead to more deaths.   

Two vaccines and two therapeutics may be approved before the end of the year.

The numbers are up from 2019 Week 1, but there are also more days in this year's snapshot period.

What to expect for health IT policy from now until inauguration day and beyond.

This week's top stories include the Supreme Court appearing favorable to keeping the Affordable Care Act after hearing arguments, Google Cloud unveiling AI tools for analyzing unstructured medical text, and Epic MyChart adding a COVID-19 risk model.

Hospitals are looking for more provider relief funds to fight COVID-19.

Professional health organizations make statements on the new administration.