Policy and Legislation
AHIP praises the administration for promoting innovation and flexibility but expresses concerns over potentially "unworkable" policies.
The number of Medicaid beneficiaries using the technology is on the upswing, with five states showing big increases during the pandemic.
HIMSS22
The pandemic and the EHR modernization initiative have changed the landscape of federal health IT, according to Dr. Terry Adirim, VA program executive director; FEHRM director Bill Tinston; and Holly Joers, program executive officer at the DOD.
The partnership is meant in part to ensure compliance with CMS price transparency rules for insurers.
Such patients are now assured coverage for a full 12 months after pregnancy, with Louisiana first in line to take advantage of the extension.
Starting April 5, HHS will no longer adjudicate claims submitted for vaccine administration due to a lack of funds.
The group took a pro-merger stance, suggesting there are defects in the models used by the FTC to gauge merger appropriateness.
Pfizer is also able to give a second booster dose to individuals 12 and older who are immunocompromised.
The private insurance market may be required to cover three behavioral health visits with no enrollee cost-sharing.
The appeals court disagreed with a lower court's ruling that United Behavioral Health's practices were financially motivated.