Policy and Legislation
The rules move the healthcare system from an environment built by providers and payers to one in which patients are in control, Rucker says.
The National Coordinator for Health IT will offer details about the interoperability and information blocking final rules, and highlight how the current pandemic is an example of why they matter.
The groups support opening a special enrollment period for the health insurance marketplaces of the Affordable Care Act.
The ACA promised the funds for three years to make up for any losses by insurers for jumping into the market and keeping premiums relatively low.
In total, $40-plus billion will be distributed to hospitals, pay for uninsured and target hot spots, rural providers and Indian Health Service.
The funds will go to 1,779 small rural hospitals and 14 Telehealth Resource Centers.
As healthcare organizations grapple with the coronavirus crisis, new flexibility includes three to six months of enforcement discretion for some - but not all - compliance dates.
Paycheck Protection Program will help smaller hospitals meet payroll and cover operating costs through forgivable loans.
Lasting change will have to come from Congress, but there will be more of an impetus now that telehealth is getting its day in the sun.
The five new ventilator contracts are expected to ramp up production, while immunotherapy development could help in coronavirus treatment.