Policy and Legislation
HHS has credited the enrollment growth in part to investments made through the American Rescue Plan.
Congress also needs to delay sequestration by April 1 or hospitals stand to lose $3B by the end of the year, AHA says.
Medicomp Systems CEO David Lareau discusses the fact that technology and regulations are meeting to enable more seamless data exchange for patient empowerment and care coordination.
Providers can use the payments to respond to workforce challenges through recruitment and retention efforts.
Beneficiaries used 88 times more telehealth services during the first year of the pandemic than they used in the prior year.
The grants are supported by the Minority AIDS Initiative and align with the Biden administration's stated goal of achieving health equity.
The act, now law, will provide up to $135 million in federal funding for mental health education and awareness campaigns.
Dr. Indrahil Bardhan says MSSP contracts lack performance accountability, especially when ACOs switch to two-sided risk.
CMS will soon publish a rule on enhanced data exchange, says CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure.
Guidance from CMS and other government agencies outlines what various actors are required to share and what constitutes information blocking.