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UnitedHealth Group will maintain control over the protected health data and will manage opt-in and consent requirements.
The plan is available at a lower premium than standard PPO plans, and offers a specialist referral process.
America's Health Insurance Plans is also promoting the continued widespread adoption and use of telemedicine.
Phases 2 and 3 of vaccine clinical trials are expected by early summer and their success will be known by early winter, Fauci says.
Proposed changes to the inpatient prospective payment system would speed approval of new technology add-on payments for antimicrobials.
Providers need time to prepare to implement the final rule, scheduled to go in effect Jan. 1, 2021, at a time when they are facing the coronavirus pandemic and its resulting financial issues.
Recent data breaches in digital health platforms have raised awareness for privacy protection and questions over who is responsible.
Insurers get a one-week extension to finalize 2021 exchange plan applications, giving them time to analyze the effect of COVID-19 in setting premiums.
AHIP and HFMA expect to issue voluntary billing guidance for outpatient services soon.
Consumer-centric digital services could become the new norm, according to CEO and President Larry Merlo.