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03.17.22

Telehealth Policies in the Omnibus FY 2022 Spending Bill

After weeks of negotiations and months of temporary stopgap funding bills since the federal fiscal year started in October 2021, on Tuesday the President signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.


03.11.22

Emerging Trends in Out-of-State Telehealth Licensure Legislation

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, states typically required providers to be licensed in the state(s) where they were practicing.


03.09.22

Public Charge Proposed Rule Seeks to Codify Longstanding Guidance

On February 17, the Department of Homeland Security released a proposed rule that would largely codify long-standing federal guidance regarding DHS’ authority to refuse a noncitizen’s application for admission or application for visa adjustment on grounds that they are ...


03.08.22

COVID-19 State Resource Guide Update: Leveraging Federal and State Authorities to Ensure LTSS Access

Manatt Health found that as states operationalized their existing temporary Medicaid regulatory flexibilities, they gained greater insights on long-standing vulnerabilities in their LTSS systems that were worsened during the pandemic and turned their attention to making long-term system ...


03.02.22

Congress Considers Extending Medicare Telehealth Flexibilities

During the COVID-19 pandemic, HHS has allowed numerous telehealth flexibilities across Medicare and Medicaid, making it possible for patients to receive care remotely from their homes and enabling states, managed care organizations, and providers to expand access to care.


03.01.22

Accelerating and Enhancing Behavioral Health Integration Through Digitally Enabled Care

The United States is in the midst of a decades-long behavioral health crisis that has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.


02.22.22

CMS Solicits Input on Potential Medicaid and CHIP Reforms Around Eligibility, Enrollment and Access

On February 17, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released a Request for Information regarding the federal standards that govern access to care in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program.


02.17.22

The Manatt State Cost Containment Update, February 2022: Leveraging APCDs and Other Data

State benchmarking programs may leverage other data resources—including APCDs, private claims databases, and federal and state survey data—to provide policymakers, regulators, consumer advocates and researchers with important context for findings (e.g., who bears the burden of cost ...


02.16.22

CMS Publishes Letters on No Surprises Act Enforcement in States

The federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has begun publishing on its website letters that it sent to states beginning in December 2021 that provide important information regarding the manner in which the surprise medical billing and health care price transparency provisions will be ...


02.15.22

Service Line Development in Academic Health Systems

An integrated service line is the coordinated effort of organizing multidisciplinary services—by health condition, organ system, age or gender—across the care continuum to serve a defined patient cohort.