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Why Now is the Time to Double Down on Virtual Care

HIT Consultant

Access also improved – a Johns Hopkins University study found that Medicare beneficiaries in poor neighborhoods increased their use of telemedicine during the pandemic. Federal agencies: catalysts of change. No time to rest. These agencies serve a large portion of the U.S. Private sector innovation.

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7 Infamous Examples Healthcare Fraud in Florida

Etactics

You see, a judge sentenced Fernandez to three years in prison for her role in the conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud. She was also indicted for making a false statement in a situation involving a federal healthcare benefit program. These were then forwarded to purported “telemedicine” vendors.

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Supreme Court Decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Overturns 50 Years of Precedent on Abortion Laws and Rights

Sheppard Health Law

Issues for consideration may include addressing access to reproductive health benefits and services; appropriate administration of employer-sponsored health benefit plans covering reproductive health benefits for employees; telemedicine requirements, especially those surrounding the provision of abortion counseling and the prescribing of mifepristone; (..)

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Is Preemption the Cure for Healthcare Federalism’s Restrictions on Medication Abortion?

Bill Of Health

In December 2021, an important milestone was achieved when the FDA removed the requirement that mifepristone be dispensed in person, thereby opening the door for dispensing mifepristone through the mail after a telemedicine appointment. After Dobbs , U.S.

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What the Telehealth Expansion Act means for tackling social determinants and boosting health equity

Healthcare It News

Healthcare IT News wanted to dig deep into the new law and its promises, so we sat down with Kamala Green, social drivers of health program manager at National Government Services. National Government Services empowers federal healthcare agencies to deliver care to millions of Americans through outcomes-driven innovation.