In response to the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), many states expanded access to healthcare via telehealth through regulatory waivers. Experts have speculated how governments will regulate and reimburse telehealth...more
On March 31, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an interim final rule with comment period (IFC). This alert is part of a series of alerts discussing the IFC provisions and comprehensive actions...more
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued various guidance documents on compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of...more
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On March 16, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed corrections to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201), which was originally passed by the House on March 14, 2020. On March 19, the...more
The unprecedented public health emergency created by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has sparked action by the U.S. government to ensure greater access to healthcare via telehealth services, especially for high-risk...more