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Federal Health Policy Update for Wednesday, December 1
/in Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, CMMI, coronavirus, COVID 19, health equity, MedPAC, surprise medical bills, telehealth /by Joseph SteinbockThe following is the latest health policy news from the federal government as of 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 1. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. Omicron Variant The CDC has confirmed the first case of the COVID-19 omicron variant on U.S. soil. Learn more from this CDC news […]
Federal Health Policy Update for Tuesday, November 23
/in coronavirus, COVID 19, MACPAC, Medicaid, Medicare, surprise medical bills, telehealth /by Joseph SteinbockThe following is the latest health policy news from the federal government as of 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 23. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. The White House The White House has posted a transcript of the November 22 press briefing given by its COVID-19 response team and […]
Federal Health Policy Update for Friday, November 19
/in coronavirus, COVID 19, Medicare, Medicare regulations /by Joseph SteinbockThe following is the latest health policy news from the federal government as of 2:45 p.m. on Friday, November 19. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. Congress On Friday the House passed a $1.7 trillion social spending bill, H.R. 5376 – Build Back Better Act, with no Republican votes […]
MedPAC Looks at Outpatient Payments
/in Medicare regulations, MedPAC /by Joseph SteinbockThe question of whether Medicare should pay different rates for outpatient services delivered in different types of settings was very much on the minds of Medicare Payment Advisory Commission members during their public meetings last week. The issue has been around for a while: are there valid reasons for some facilities to be paid more […]
MedPAC Discusses Post-COVID Telehealth
/in Medicare, MedPAC, telehealth /by Joseph SteinbockShould Medicare continue to encourage the use of telehealth when the COVID-19 pandemic ends? Should it continue to pay for telehealth when the there is no “tele” in the service and it is audio only? And should Medicare pay different rates for visits in person, telehealth visits, and audio-only (that is, telephone) visits? These were […]