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Making the pandemic s emergency suspension of Medicare s telehealth rules permanent got overwhelming support at a virtual hearing of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce s health subcommittee on Tuesday.
Members touted their bipartisan appreciation for what the technology has done and can yet do for healthcare. It s time to make Medicare reimbursement for telehealth permanent, said subcommittee chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-Calif.) in opening the hearing. Telehealth isn t the silver bullet for the deeper problems that exist in our healthcare system, but it s demonstrated great promise for high quality, innovative care if we intentionally create legislation that fits our nation s needs.
The Congressional Budget Office released the newest version of its “Budget and Economic Outlook” on Thursday, and the fiscal outlook over the next decade is grim.
Spending, taxes, deficits, and the debt are all projected to increase to record levels.
This Viewpoint posits that the US will engage in another debate about health care reform to consider expanding coverage, improving affordability, and containing
Elder Care’s COVID Disaster
COVID-19 has been a disaster for the senior living industry, but we will not know what sort of disaster until long after the pandemic ends.
Is it a disaster like a train wreck or car crash, after which life will go on more or less as before for the survivors? Or is it a Hindenburg-style terminal event for the industry as a whole?
It may have been terminal for at least one project. A few weeks ago, my Fort Lauderdale, Florida condominium board reported that it was approached by the developers of a proposed senior living project next door, for which ground had not yet been broken when the pandemic arrived. The developers told our board that they would seek permission to abandon the elder care aspects of the high-rise project, converting it to a conventional luxury rental apartment tower.
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