Policy and Legislation
Previously, Maine required hearing aid coverage for children under the age of 18, and capped the insurer's expense at $1,400.
TPP Healthcare International's Togio Chayanuwat discusses how Thailand's healthcare informatics system is using lessons other countries learned the hard way, particularly in terms of data privacy.
The policy, which will be enforced by the FDA, specifically targets cartridge-based e-cigarettes such as Juul, as well as non-tobacco flavors.
The speed of its implementation is one of the key differences between the two senators' healthcare plans, which remain controversial with voters.
Remote patient monitoring and digital cognitive health tools are two big areas of interest in Canada as the country seeks improvements to its health system, says Di Jiang, team lead for connected health at National Research Council Canada.
Former President Barack Obama's signature health legislation was passed into law on Dec. 24, 2009, marking a fundamental shift in American healthcare.
Sonia Khayat, general director of International Cooperation at Ministry of Health in Tunisia, says the speed at which Turkey has transformed digitally is seen as an excellent model to learn from.
Insurers got repeal of the Cadillac tax, HIT and an extension of silver loading in year-end spending package.
CMS gave consumers two extra days to sign up, as not all of the half a million people who wanted to enroll were able to do so by December 15.
House Energy and Commerce Committee also sends letters to physician staffing firms.