The Drug Enforcement Administration has pushed back (PDF) the effective dates of two rules that expand prescribing of buprenorphine via telehealth and controlled substance prescribing for patients at the Department of Veterans Affairs until December 31, 2025. The two telehealth final rules were supposed to go into effect on Friday, March 21, after the DEA delayed their effective dates a month ago. Now, all telehealth prescribing hangs in the balance until the end of the calendar year.
Most hospitals offer some form of charity care or financial assistance to cover part of patients’ medical bills, but who qualifies can vary dramatically by hospital. Now, researchers are calling for some form of standardization, NPR News reported March 24. A November study, published in Health Affairs, compared financial assistance policies from 2,989 nonprofit acute care hospitals. It found that income limits for patients to receive charity care ranged from 41% to 600% of federal poverty guidelines.
Today AMGA expressed deep disappointment in Congress' failure to address the 2.8% cut to the Medicare conversion factor, missing a key opportunity to protect patient access and the healthcare workforce during last week's Continuing Resolution vote. In a letter to House and Senate leadership, AMGA underscored the urgent need to alleviate their members' financial pressures resulting from the cuts took effect on January 1.
The traditional single-doctor model has shifted to a team-based approach, where diverse specialists collaborate to provide comprehensive care, improving patient outcomes and experience. The following is an in-depth look at how modern multidisciplinary care works, why it matters and what challenges and innovations are driving its future.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is offering physician practices additional leeway on their 2024 quality reporting in light of a national shortage of IV fluids. The change comes shortly after a petition from the American Medical Association (AMA) asking the agency for grace, which noted that many providers are still wrangling the shortages.
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