Policy and Legislation

International Society for Telemedicine & eHealth (ISfTeH) Board Member Rajendra Pratap Gupta says that the future will see the rise of fitness wearables along with patients managing their own health to a much greater degree.

Authors call for allowing Medicare to directly negotiate drug prices with manufacturers, which is currently prohibited by law.

Insurers should be required to maintain robust networks, or the trend towards out-of-network services will accelerate, physicians say.

The group said such a policy would lower administrative costs and reduce barriers to healthcare access.

The Dubai Health Authority's Dr. Khulood Mohamed Alsayegh, says the drive toward leveraging telehealth to empower patients is aimed at utilizing technology and the human factor to improve the patient experience.

Blueprint includes cuts for care in hospital outpatient departments, teaching hospitals and post-acute care providers, AHA says.

Kalle Killar, deputy secretary general at the Ministry of Social Affairs in Estonia, talks about how the country's citizens have full access to how their data is used in managing their healthcare, which helps in building and maintaining trust between stakeholders.

Patients would receive 'true and honest' cost estimate under Ways and Means proposed bill.

Plan satisfaction will now have a greater effect on MA star ratings, as the Advance Notice proposes to double the value member satisfaction.

The president promised to protect Medicaid, yet his Administration's proposal to change the funding mechanism would cap funds, physician says.