Policy and Legislation
The office will integrate environmental justice into HHS efforts to improve health in disadvantaged communities.
Leapfrog said the information CMS is seeking to curtail is critical for patients seeking the best performing hospitals.
The draft suggests removing Medicare's in-person visit requirement, protecting audio-only telehealth and supporting provider use.
The lawsuit against the rule compared its self-executing expiration dates for regulations to a ticking time bomb.
Extended coverage is now available in 11 states and has been proposed in several more states as well as Washington, D.C.
The analysis also found that should this trend hold, more than 12 million surprise bills will be avoided in 2022.
AB 35 restructures existing law's limit on attorney fees and raises its cap on noneconomic damages.
HIMSS22
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Director of Design and Storytelling Brynn Cole talks about a new program that uses knowledge of the unique understanding of the lives and healthcare needs of veterans and their families to better serve them.
The AHA recommends the DOJ establish a task force to examine routine denials from major health insurance companies.
Raising prices has been a common strategy after a private equity acquisition, and patient outcomes have suffered as well, group says.