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Technology
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...
Payer
Watchdog Calls for Tighter Scrutiny of Medicare Advantage Home Visits
So far CMS has rejected OIG's push to limit payments for house visits with no medical treatment ? a potential...
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
Medicare Drug Plans Are Getting Better Next Year. Some Will Also Cost More.
KFF found that 'many insurers are increasing premiums' and that large insurers including UnitedHealthcare and Aetna may reduced the number...
Innovation
As AI Use Cases Grow in Healthcare, Executives Scramble to Grab the Reins
Healthcare leaders are moving quickly to keep AI growth under control, but are they handling the governance question effectively?
Payer
The Medicare Advantage Influence Machine
New court filings and lobbying reports reveal an industry drive to tamp down critics ? and retain billions of dollars...
Technology
Are RPM Programs Riddled With Fraud?
Digital health supporters say there?s no evidence of fraud in RPM programs, refuting an OIG report that calls out the...
CFO
How NC Made Its Hospitals Do Something About Medical Debt
In exchange for federal Medicaid expansion money, hospitals wiped out billions of dollars of patient debt and adopt new standards...
Payer
CA May Regulate and Restrict PBMs
PBMs have been under fire for years for alleged profiteering and anticompetitive conduct, but Congress has yet to act.
Technology
The Clock is Ticking on Telemedicine Prescriptions
Advocates are once again lobbying the White House and Congress to extend a waiver on using telemedicine to prescribe controlled...
Technology
HHS Drops Plan to Restrict Hospital Use of Data-Tracking Tech
Federal officials have decided not to appeal a court order that shut down the rule, saying it exceeded HHS authority...
Marketing
FDA to Ramp Up Surveillance of Potentially Faulty Medical Devices
More than 1.7 million patient injuries and 83,000 deaths have been linked to defective medical equipment over a 10-year span.