Policy and Legislation
Starting April 5, HHS will no longer adjudicate claims submitted for vaccine administration due to a lack of funds.
The group took a pro-merger stance, suggesting there are defects in the models used by the FTC to gauge merger appropriateness.
Pfizer is also able to give a second booster dose to individuals 12 and older who are immunocompromised.
The private insurance market may be required to cover three behavioral health visits with no enrollee cost-sharing.
The appeals court disagreed with a lower court's ruling that United Behavioral Health's practices were financially motivated.
HHS has credited the enrollment growth in part to investments made through the American Rescue Plan.
Congress also needs to delay sequestration by April 1 or hospitals stand to lose $3B by the end of the year, AHA says.
Medicomp Systems CEO David Lareau discusses the fact that technology and regulations are meeting to enable more seamless data exchange for patient empowerment and care coordination.
Providers can use the payments to respond to workforce challenges through recruitment and retention efforts.
Beneficiaries used 88 times more telehealth services during the first year of the pandemic than they used in the prior year.