The $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, the American Rescue Plan, includes money for rural hospitals, billions of dollars for COVID-19 testing and contact tracing, and extra subsidies to help people buy health coverage...more
3/31/2021
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Rural Health Care Providers ,
Subsidies ,
Virus Testing
The 117th Congressional health care agenda, including COVID-19 related action, will require 60 votes in the Senate or passage through budget reconciliation. Epstein Becker Green attorneys Mark Lutes, Philo Hall, and Timothy...more
On this Diagnosing Health Care episode, dive into the Biden Administration's first 100 days in office and the potential executive orders, regulations, and new legislation with noteworthy health care policy implications. The...more
This Diagnosing Health Care episode dives into the prospects of coverage expansion following the 2020 elections and also examines three major health care policy reform issues that have bipartisan support and could see...more
10/22/2020
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Drug Pricing ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Medicare ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physicians ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Presidential Elections ,
Relief Measures ,
Surprise Medical Bills
In response to the 2019 novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic, one of Congress’s first actions was the passage of emergency supplemental appropriations on March 5, 2020. Then, on March 18, 2020, a subsequent relief bill,...more