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Manatt Telehealth Policy Tracker: Tracking Ongoing Federal and State Telehealth Policy Changes

2024: New Federal Developments - There were no relevant federal developments during Q2 of 2024. 2024: New State-Level Developments...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Trending in Telehealth: July 2 – 8, 2024

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Trending in Telehealth highlights state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists and technology companies that deliver and facilitate...more

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2024 Predictions: Unveiling the future of healthcare mergers and acquisitions

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Today, a tale of two markets are seen in healthcare mergers and acquisition (M&A): the present (as reflected in the data about declining dealmaking) and the future (reflected in the increasingly positive outlook by...more

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Trending in Telehealth: August 15 – 21, 2023

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Trending in Telehealth highlights state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists and technology companies that deliver and facilitate...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] 2023 Healthcare Enforcement Compliance Conference - November 5th - 7th, Washington, DC

Hear directly from the enforcement community - Want to gain insight into properly monitoring, detecting, investigating, and managing violations? Join us at HCCA’s Annual Healthcare Enforcement Compliance Conference to...more

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Trending in Telehealth: June 20 – 25, 2023

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Trending in Telehealth is a new series from the McDermott digital health team in which we highlight state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies,...more

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Holland & Knight Health Dose: May 23, 2023

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Holland & Knight Health Dose is an in-depth weekly dose of legislative and regulatory insights to keep stakeholders abreast of happenings in Washington, D.C., impacting the health sector. This week's topics include ... ...more

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Payor-Led Initiatives to Strengthen Mental Health Resources

In light of the increasing demand for mental health treatment and simultaneous provider shortages, the private insurance industry is rolling out targeted initiatives to increase mental health support for members by mitigating...more

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Omnibus Bill Includes Relief from Medicare Payment Cuts, Allows for Medicaid Eligibility Assessments, and Extends Telehealth...

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The House of Representatives and Senate recently passed an omnibus spending bill that funds the Federal government through Fiscal Year 2023 and contains various provisions affecting healthcare providers. Among other things,...more

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With Inflation Reduction Act Signed, Other Health Policy Issues Ahead for Congress

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Congress ended a busy work period after passing the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) last week. This Holland & Knight alert summarizes the healthcare provisions in the IRA and provides an outlook on health policy issues that may...more

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CMS Releases 2023 Proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Rule Announcing and Soliciting Comments on Planned Payment and...

On July 7, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the 2023 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Proposed Rule. CMS publishes the PFS annually, informing healthcare providers about federal reimbursement and...more

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Office of Mental Health Publishes Emergency Rule Making for Telehealth

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On July 27, 2022, the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) published in the New York State Register an Emergency Rule Making related to Telehealth Services. These regulations make permanent many of the flexibilities...more

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Congress Extends Telehealth Flexibilities: 7 Things You Need to Know

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The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (the Act), was passed by the U.S. House and Senate on March 9th and 10th, 2022, and signed into law by the President on March 15, 2022. The Act extends certain telehealth...more

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HHS OIG Studies State Medicaid Programs’ Use of Telehealth

The United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) recently issued a report concerning the use of telehealth to render behavioral health services to Medicaid enrollees, calling for...more

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OIG Advocates for Increased Oversight of Medicaid Telehealth Services in Behavioral Health

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Telehealth’s exponential growth –in part due to the COVID-19 pandemic – has highlighted both its value in increasing access to care and the potential for misuse. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Kim Brandt on the Latest Washington Healthcare News

Kim Brandt, partner at Tarplin, Downs & Young has long provided the healthcare community with her expertise in all things Washington, having spent substantial time at CMS, the OIG at HHS and on Capitol Hill. She’ll be...more

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OIG Report Highlights Importance of Telehealth in Providing Behavioral Health Services, but Emphasizes Need for Additional...

As we’ve previously covered, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought about a major increase in the prevalence of telehealth services, due in large part to regulatory flexibilities at the federal and state levels. Beginning in...more

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Senate Finance Committee Holds Confirmation Hearing For Top Biden HHS Nominees

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Deputy Secretary and CMS Administrator Picks Would Fill Two Critical Policy Positions - On Thursday, the Senate Finance Committee held a confirmation hearing for two of the most important health policy officials nominated...more

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Are Telehealth Laws Here to Stay? A Survey of Legislation in NJ, DE, NY, PA and MA

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As COVID-19 vaccines continue to roll out across the county, there is uncertainty as to whether certain telehealth laws that significantly impacted healthcare providers, payors and patients during the public health emergency...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Gold Dome Report — Legislative Day 36

The General Assembly kicked off the penultimate week of the 2021 Legislative Session early this morning with a number of committee meetings preceding early afternoon convenings of both chambers. Perhaps the most watched of...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The “State” of Telehealth: Utah

On March 2, 2021, Utah Governor, Spencer Cox, signed Senate Bill 41 (“SB41”) into law. The bill, sponsored by State Senator Luz Escamilla, allows coverage for mental health services delivered by telehealth – often referred to...more

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Telehealth Expansion is Here to Stay...And Expand More

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In 2020, Americans locked down and logged on to stay connected to their providers and even to receive new health care services through telehealth. A recent report by FAIR Health found that telehealth claims rose nearly...more

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OIG Has Seven (Yes Seven!) Different National Telemedicine Audits

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Companies who feel the Public Health Emergency (PHE) waivers and exceptions have rendered telemedicine “immune” from compliance oversight might be surprised to learn what federal regulators have in the works. The Office of...more

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Expanding Behavioral Healthcare Access in MA Through Telehealth: Sustaining Progress Post-Pandemic

Editor’s Note: Massachusetts led the nation in rapidly deploying progressive new policies to temporarily expand access to telehealth across payers and providers during the COVID-19 pandemic—prompting exponential growth in the...more

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Vermont Health Care Update 01-13-2020 - An analysis from DRM's Health Law Team

DVHA presents budget adjustment proposal - The House Health Care Committee heard from Department of Vermont Health Access Commissioner Cory Gustafson on Tuesday on his department’s 2020 budget adjustment. ...more

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