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CMS announces pharma partnership to cap insulin copay at $35
Some of the telehealth provisions extended on a temporary basis will be made permanent, CMS Administrator Seema Verma says.
Cleveland Clinic teams with United Airlines on cleanliness standards
HHS distributes $500 million to tribal hospitals, clinics, and urban health centers
The pandemic has disproportionately impacted Indian Health Service providers and programs, HHS says.
In final rule, CMS makes telehealth more widely available in Medicare Advantage plans
CMS said it wanted to finalize some proposed policies before the MA and Part D bid deadlines on June 1 for the 2021 plan year.
A new normal for telehealth requires reimbursement and benefit design
HHS expands U.S.-based pharmaceutical manufacturing to get drugs to hospitals faster
Government and Phlow Corp. are developing a prioritized list of active pharmaceutical ingredients and medicines critically needed by health systems.
New standards will help advance medical device connectivity
Health plans have a consumer engagement problem, J.D. Powers finds
The overall satisfaction score for commercial health plans was 719 on a 1,000-point scale, among the lowest of all industries evaluated by J.D. Power.
Telehealth flexibility under COVID-19 paves way for Vatica Health’s remote risk adjustment
During the pandemic, health plans face a reduced ability to risk adjust their members and close gaps in care.
CMS sets guidance to reopening nursing homes to family and visitors
CMS Administrator Seema Verma gave no timetable, but the agency said reopening would only happen in phase three.
