Dive Brief: Congressional support for permanently expanding access to telehealth seems to be rising, though thorny questions persist around payment, timing and which flexibilities should be retained after the COVID-19 public health emergency expires. In a House subcommittee panel on telehealth Tuesday, lawmakers on both side of the aisle were supportive of the modality, especially… Read More »
The Trump administration is looking to have pandemic relief checks deposited in bank accounts in a matter of weeks. “Our expectation is within 3 weeks, we will have direct payments out where we have depository information,” Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said while briefing the press Wednesday evening about the status of the $ 2 trillion… Read More »
Dive Brief: Despite widespread EHR adoption, providers, patients and payers still face significant hurdles in accessing and sharing data, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology says in its latest progress report to Congress. The 22-page report, released this week, covers the timeframe of November 2016 through October 2018. Ongoing barriers to seamless… Read More »