Policy and Legislation
"If the benefits of electronic health records are to be fully realized, patients must be confident providers have selected the most effective system - not the one paying the largest kickbacks," said one federal agent.
Anyone with COVID-19 should be treated as though they have the new coronavirus variant, says CDC director.
Temporary federal allowances should be permanent to ensure mental health parity, says expert.
Most feel that healthcare costs will continue to rise over the next couple of years despite a Democratic Senate majority.
The president's plan will benefit nonprofit hospitals by reducing the number of uninsured or underinsured patients, Moody's says.
The memorandum also directs federal agencies to review policies that undermine the ACA, Medicaid or the Health Insurance Marketplace.
Such plans have left consumers with hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical bills, ACAP said.
Rep. Joe Courtney (D-Ct.) is reintroducing a bill to help curb workplace violence in the healthcare sector to the 117th Congress next week.
The rule, which was to have gone into effect on January 1, is under a temporary injunction.
Health insurers are no longer immune from federal antitrust scrutiny for conduct considered the business of insurance.