State, Local (and Global) IT
New Laws in Georgia Regulate Pharmacy Benefit Managers, Relax Bond Referendum Rules11 Aug 2020
New Georgia laws will expand tax relief for nonprofits, increase oversight of pharmacy benefit managers and change regulation of certain... Continue Reading
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Western States Embark on New Telehealth Partnership11 Aug 2020
Washington, Oregon, Nevada and Colorado will share best practices for telehealth and remote patient monitoring, and follow their own state policies... Continue Reading
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Some Police in Arkansas, Other Us States Resist Enforcing Coronavirus Mask Mandates29 Jul 2020
Lang Holland, the chief of police in tiny Marshall, Arkansas, said he thinks the threat of the coronavirus has been... Continue Reading
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New State Law Protects Patients, Families from Medical Bills29 Jul 2020
Virginia lawmakers passed a new law that protects patients and their families from receiving unexpected medical bills after they have... Continue Reading
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In Arizona Race, Mcsally Makes Health Care Pledge at Odds with Track Record02 Jul 2020
Trailing Democratic challenger Mark Kelly in one of the country’s most hotly contested Senate races, Arizona Sen. Martha McSally is... Continue Reading
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Pittsburgh Health Providers Receive $139 Million in Federal Aid, as Medicaid Services Wait02 Jul 2020
More than 300 health providers in Pittsburgh have, in total, received at least $139 million so far in federal funding... Continue Reading
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HHS Rollback of Protections for Transgender People Could Make It Harder to Provide Care17 Jun 2020
Providers say patient reluctance to disclose their identities could present problems on both an individual and population-wide level. On Friday,... Continue Reading
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The Future of Healthcare Starts with a ‘Digital Front Door’17 Jun 2020
As healthcare services begin to resume after the COVID-19 pandemic, the ways that patients interact with their providers are poised... Continue Reading
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House Bill Seeks to Modify Medicare’s Face-to-Face Requirement for Home Health Providers17 Jun 2020
A recently introduced federal bill aims to dramatically reduce red tape for Medicare-certified home health providers — at least for... Continue Reading
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Texas Asks Most State Agencies to Cut Budgets By 5 Percent27 May 2020
Texas’s top Republican lawmakers are asking most state agencies to cut budgets by 5 percent in preparation for the “economic... Continue Reading
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