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Will Congress Save Telehealth?
CMS won't extend certain key pandemic-era waivers any longer, putting telehealth expansion plans in jeopardy. Will lawmakers step in and...
CEO
Trump's White House Return: Healthcare Safety Net Implications
Trump's victory will give a far broader platform to skeptics and critics of federal health programs and actions.
Payer
Contributed Content: 2 Alternatives to Ineffective Prescription Drug Rebates
Prescription drug rebates were once a good idea. Not any more.
Payer
Supreme Court Decision Limiting the Authority of Federal Agencies Could Have Far-Reaching Impacts for Health Policy
The 'Chevron deference' standard is over. Now courts will not have to accept agency expertise in their review of challenged...
Telehealth
House Committee Vote Gives Hope to Extending Telehealth, Hospital at Home Waivers
The House Ways and Means Committee has approved a bill that would extend CMS pandemic-era telehealth waivers another two years...
Payer
7 Fast Facts on the New SUD Privacy Regulations
Meet the organizations that helped bring substance use disorder privacy and consent into the 21st century.
Payer
Blue Cross of Louisiana Pauses Elevance Sale…Again
This is the second setback in what would be a $2.5B sale.
CEO
After Promising to Make Government Health Care Data More Accessible, the Biden Administration Now Wants to Clamp Down
Researchers across the country fear a new proposal by CMS will increase fees and decrease access to data used to...
Technology
'Behind the Times': Washington Tries to Catch Up With AI's Use in Healthcare
The scope of AI's impact ? and the potential for future changes ? means government is already playing catch-up.
Payer
'Junk Insurance' Part 1: A Regulatory Case Study
The regulatory tug of war over short-term limited duration insurance.
CEO
Medicaid 'Unwinding' Makes Other Public Assistance Harder to Get
Low-income families that need safety-net services, such as food and cash assistance, have become collateral damage.
Payer
Inside Braidwood v. Becerra: Will Payers Waffle?
Court filings from labor and health plan organizations raise the question: Who might blink first if the Preventive Services Mandate...