2022 Veterans Day Tribute
Veterans Day Tribute
Celebrating Veterans’ Advocacy with Ashley Gorbulja-Maldonado, Public Affairs Specialist at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: On Record PR
Those waiting anxiously for the rules expanding the prescribing of buprenorphine via telemedicine and the controlled substance prescribing for patients at the Department of Veterans Affairs to officially go into effect will...more
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) announced on Jan. 16, 2025, three new rules intended to implement patient protections and permanently extend certain COVID-era telemedicine prescription flexibilities. These new rules...more
The Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC) Health Care Subgroup recently published an expansive report that highlighted the sheer volume of expanded access to and use of telehealth services in certain federal...more
On March 10, 2022, the Senate passed a $1.5 trillion omnibus appropriations bill (the Omnibus Bill) to fund the federal government for fiscal year 2022 (FY 2022) that contained significant healthcare-related provisions...more
On May 25, 2021, HHS announced that Peachstate Health Management, LLC, doing business as AEON Clinical Laboratories (Peachstate), agreed to a $25,000 settlement and adoption of a comprehensive Corrective Action Plan for...more
On May 29th, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) submitted a comment to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in support of reducing reimbursement requirements for telehealth services. CMS accepted public comments...more
A new wave of change is poised to disrupt the way health care is delivered in the United States. This time around, the disruption is coming not from lawmakers or the president, who have struggled to repeal or improve upon...more
The Veterans Community Care and Access Act of 2017 was introduced into Congress on December 1, 2017. If enacted into law, the bill would modernize the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare system, including allowing...more
On Friday, September 29, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) released its long-awaited proposed rule amending medical regulations to improve access to care for beneficiaries regardless of patient or provider locations....more
The status of expanded federal telehealth reimbursement remains uncertain. Continuing an ongoing national policy conversation, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) held its second meeting on March 3, 2016, under...more
I. REGULATIONS, NOTICES, & GUIDANCE - On March 8, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule entitled, “Medicare Program; Part B Drug Payment Model.” The proposed rule seeks...more