08.19.20
Expansion of telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic has been critical to maintaining continuity of care and enabling providers to connect with patients virtually during a time when in-person interactions raise the risk of infection.
08.14.20
The fragility of the primary healthcare system has become markedly apparent in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
08.11.20
Over the past five months, Congress and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have dramatically, but temporarily, expanded coverage and reimbursement for telehealth services in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
08.10.20
The first major COVID-19 outbreak in the United States was in a nursing home in Kirkland, Washington, in late February.
08.05.20
Primary healthcare plays an essential role in effectively addressing women’s unique health needs from puberty to reproduction through menopause and late life.
07.28.20
Manatt discusses the flexibilities & funding extended by HHS’s renewal of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, as well as independent emergency measures.
On March 27, 2020, the President signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act into law, providing $200 million to the Federal Communications Commission to distribute in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
07.27.20
Telebehavioral healthcare has the unique ability to improve access to behavioral health services by increasing connectivity between patients and providers of behavioral healthcare resources, decreasing wait times and eliminating logistical barriers.
07.24.20
To support COVID‑19 response efforts, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo has issued more than 50 Executive Orders that temporarily waive state regulatory requirements (waivers) or impose new mandates (directives), especially with respect to the healthcare industry.
07.22.20
Many governors are significantly leveraging federal funding opportunities, taking advantage of new emergency flexibilities granted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to support access to medication-assisted ...