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Federal Health Policy Update for Thursday, July 22
/in Alternative payment models, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, CMMI, coronavirus, COVID 19, MACPAC, Medicaid, Medicaid regulations, public charge regulation, public charge regulation and medicaid /by Joseph SteinbockThe following is the latest health policy news from the federal government as of 2:45 p.m. on Thursday, July 22. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. White House The White House has posted a transcript of the July 22 press briefing given by its COVID-19 response team and public […]
Federal Health Policy Update for Friday, July 16
/in coronavirus, COVID 19, Medicare, Medicare regulations, MedPAC /by Joseph SteinbockThe following is the latest health policy news from the federal government as of 2:45 p.m. on Friday, July 16. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. White House The White House has posted a transcript of the July 16 press briefing given by its COVID-19 response team and public health […]
Federal Health Policy Update for Wednesday, July 14
/in accountable care organization, coronavirus, COVID 19, MACPAC, Medicare regulations, telehealth /by Joseph SteinbockThe following is the latest health policy news from the federal government as of 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday, July 14. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. CMS – Proposed 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS has released its proposed Medicare physician fee schedule rule for 2022. Highlights of […]
Federal Health Policy Update for Friday, July 9
/in Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, CMMI, COVID 19, MACPAC, Medicaid, Medicare /by Joseph SteinbockThe following is the latest health policy news from the federal government as of 2:45 p.m. on Friday, July 9. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. White House President Biden has issued an executive order “…to promote competition in the American economy, which will lower prices for families, increase […]
Vaccination Rates Low Among Medicaid Recipients
/in coronavirus, COVID 19, Medicaid, safety-net hospitals /by Joseph SteinbockIndividuals enrolled in Medicaid are less likely to have received COVID-19 vaccines than the population as a whole, according to a recently published report. Among the possible reasons for this low rate, observers speculate, is greater vaccine hesitancy among low-income individuals (as identified in a nation-wide survey), less flexible work schedules, and economic barriers such […]