The House passed a bill on Wednesday that extends telehealth flexibilities under Medicare that were initially authorized during the public health emergency of COVID-19. The House of Representatives passed H.R. 4040, Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act of 2022. It now moves to the Senate for approval.
The House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday convened a markup session regarding a bipartisan bill, “Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2022,” which seeks to modernize the way Medicare Advantage plans and healthcare providers use prior authorization.
Dr. Justin Norden, partner at GSR Ventures, talks about takeaways from Rock Health’s H1 2022 digital health funding report, and how startups in mental health continue to grab investor interest.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has finalized three rules for hospice care, inpatient psychiatric facilities and inpatient rehabilitation facilities. WHY THIS MATTERS: PAYMENT INCREASES Hospices The 2023 hospice payment update is 3.8%, which is expected to result in an increase of $825 million in payments from 2022.
In a move meant to simplify its organizational structure, Humana will pare itself down into two main units, Insurance Services and CenterWell, while launching an executive search for president of insurance and enterprise services.
Ahead of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services releasing the final rule on inpatient payment, House and Senate members are urging CMS to increase the rate hospitals will be paid.
As part of the Biden Administration’s bid to improve health outcomes and reduce disparities for people during and after pregnancy and childbirth, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced a Maternity Care Action Plan – saying it will take a more holistic and coordinated approach to such care.
Georgi Chaltikyan, MD, professor and head of digital health at Deggendorf Institute of Technology, advocates coordinating and streamlining the work of creating a digital health workforce.
The Purchaser Business Group on Health has announced a new, primary care agreement with five large payer organizations and a provider serving California.
Acute and behavioral hospital operator Universal Health Services saw higher revenue in the second quarter but a much lower profit, with profits dipping by half compared to its quarterly performance in Q2 2021, according to financial documents released by the company this week.