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State Medicaid programs want to keep telehealth expansions, KFF analysis finds

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This article was updated with additional comments. The Kaiser Family Foundation recently looked at state trends with regard to expanding access to telehealth-based behavioral care during the pandemic and found that states see telemedicine as a key component of maintaining access to behavioral healthcare for Medicaid enrollees.

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Choosing the Right Outpatient Drug Rehab That Accepts Medicaid

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Crossing the Digital Divide to Serve Medicaid Populations

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Anish Sebastian, CEO and Co-founder, Babyscripts A discussion of technology and the Medicaid population inevitably raises the topic of the digital divide — that is, the gap between people who have access to modern information and communications technology (ICTs) and those who don’t. “We But there’s a lot of reasons to be optimistic.

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Impact of New Physician Fee Ruling On Health IT

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This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. 1, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its final ruling on policy and payment changes to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule […]. Illegal copying is prohibited.

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2021 Medicare Advantage Plan Intelligence: An Early Look

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This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in recent months predicted both lower premiums and richer benefits for Medicare Advantage (MA) […]. Illegal copying is prohibited.

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Monthly Round-Up of What to Read on Pharma Law and Policy 

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A full posting of abstracts/summaries of these articles may be found on our? Associations Between Copays, Coverage Limits for Naloxone, and Prescribing in Medicaid. Daval CJR, Avorn J, Kesselheim AS. Holding Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Executives Accountable as Responsible Corporate Officers. JAMA Intern Med. 2022 Sep 19.

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CMS, HHS can use existing federal authority to regulate AI safety in hospitals: JAMA

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As artificial intelligence rapidly makes inroads in healthcare, federal agencies already have the authority to regulator AI at the hospital bedside, according to some healthcare researche | An article published in JAMA Health Forum argues that through the conditions of participation in Medicare and Medicaid, CMS has the authority to oversee how hospitals (..)

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