CMS retroactively restores Medicare telehealth flexibilities for services during the recent federal shutdown, ensuring claims from Oct 1, 2025, through Jan 30, 2026, are processed without lapse in coverage or reimbursement.
H.R. 5371 temporarily extends key Medicare telehealth flexibilities through January 2026, restoring pandemic-era policies and directing CMS to update claims processing guidance.
As Affordable Care Act subsidies expire, telehealth programs provide an affordable healthcare option for underserved U.S. populations facing coverage gaps.
Explore recent US developments on federal drug price negotiation expansion to commercial plans, DEA telehealth prescribing extensions, the 340B rebate pilot launch, and ACA subsidy debates in the Senate impacting insurance and healthcare markets.
As enhanced Affordable Care Act healthcare subsidies expire, telehealth programs emerge as an affordable alternative, providing key access and cost benefits for underserved and uninsured populations.
Winter walk-in clinic restrictions driven by staffing shortages and compliance affect senior access to care. Learn how appointment-only models and telehealth reshape healthcare delivery in peak season.
The Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program has enrolled less than 1% of eligible beneficiaries since 2018 due to administrative, referral, and awareness challenges despite proven effectiveness. CMS changes aim to improve access and provider reimbursement.
Explore Georgia's key 2026 legislative changes impacting insurance affordability, state income tax reductions, consumer protections, teledentistry, property regulations, and more.
The New Democrat Coalition released a Health Care Action Plan targeting healthcare affordability, access expansions, and protections for Medicaid and Medicare, proposing over 45 actionable policy reforms. The plan addresses cost reduction, rural healthcare support, behavioral health, women's health services, and counters health misinformation.
New analysis of 1.67M Medicare beneficiaries shows telehealth primarily substitutes in-person visits, stabilizing overall utilization. Key insights for policy and healthcare delivery.
