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OCR Releases Guidance on HIPAA Compliance When Providing Audio-Only Telehealth

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) recently released new guidance (the “Guidance”) to help ensure that individuals may continue to benefit from audio-only telehealth...more

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HHS Issues HIPAA Guidance to Support Audio-Only Telehealth Services

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently issued new guidance (Guidance) on the use of remote communication technologies to deliver audio-only telehealth in accordance with...more

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Executive Summary: Tracking Telehealth Changes State-by-State in Response to COVID-19 - June 2022

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues across the United States, states, payers, and providers are looking for ways to expand access to telehealth services. Telehealth is an essential tool in ensuring patients are able to access...more

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Key Legal Issues Facing Telehealth Platforms, as Compliance Concerns Bubble for Platforms Launched During the Public Health...

The onset of the COVID-19 public health emergency (“PHE”) led to a surge in the use of telehealth by health care providers. In addition, the PHE fueled a boom in the number of direct-to-consumer (“DTC”) telehealth platforms,...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

COVID-19-Related Flexibilities: Moving Toward More Person-Centered Medicare and Medicaid Programs

Editor’s Note: Over the course of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), a series of Medicare and Medicaid regulatory flexibilities were implemented to help ensure access to care for older adults and people with chronic...more

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U.S. Federal Actions Support Continued Telehealth Services for Medicare Beneficiaries

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On March 15, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (the "Act"), extending certain Medicare telehealth reimbursement flexibilities for 151 days following the end of the declared...more

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OIG: Telehealth “Critical” to Maintaining Access to Care Amidst COVID-19

The federal Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently published a report (OIG Report) as part of a series of analyses of the expansion and utilization of telehealth in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency.  In...more

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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, an omnibus funding...more

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Congress Grants Five Month Extension for Telehealth Flexibilities

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On Tuesday, March 16, 2022, President Biden signed into law H.R. 2471, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (“2022 CAA”). This new law includes several provisions that extend the Medicare telehealth waivers and...more

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Ten Health Care Imperatives for the 2020s: Navigating Through the Surges

Editor’s Note: In January 2021, Manatt Health described the ten health care imperatives essential for improving our health care system and advancing health equity....more

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Executive Summary: Tracking Telehealth Changes State-by-State in Response to COVID-19 - November 2021

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues across the United States, states, payers, and providers are looking for ways to expand access to telehealth services. Telehealth is an essential tool in ensuring patients are able to access...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

State Strategies to Prepare for PHE Unwinding: Updating Addresses and Responding to Returned Mail

Editor’s Note: At the end of the public health emergency (PHE), people currently enrolled in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) are at risk of losing their coverage unless state Medicaid/CHIP agencies...more

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Telehealth Awareness Week: Insights on Telehealth

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In support of the American Telemedicine Association's Telehealth Awareness Week (September 19-25, 2021), Jones Day's Digital Health team shared key insights on various legal topics applicable to telehealth. Jones Day's...more

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Health Care E-Note - May 2021

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Updated CDC COVID-19 Guidance - The CDC has updated its guidance regarding masking and physical distancing for fully vaccinated individuals. Once fully vaccinated, people can resume activities without wearing masks or...more

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Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont Signs Legislation Extending Expansion of COVID-19 Telehealth Services

On May 10, 2021, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed into law “An Act Concerning Telehealth” (the “Act”). The Act extends, until June 30, 2023, many of the COVID-19 related telehealth expansions issued by Governor Lamont...more

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New York Doubles Down on Telehealth

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As policymakers have responded to the COVID pandemic, they have implemented a variety of changes that create tremendous opportunities in the post-COVID world.  Perhaps the most significant of these is in the area of...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, March 2021 # 10

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In Washington: Congressional Democrats are urging the Treasury Department and IRS to “take every effort” to implement a new tax exemption for unemployment benefit recipients. The just-signed coronavirus relief law makes...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, March 2021

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In Washington: The Senate will vote this week on a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill, Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) said Monday. The Senate is expected to make changes to the bill, including stripping out...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, February 2021 #17

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In Washington: Senate Democrats made their final pitch on Wednesday to Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough to include a minimum wage hike in coronavirus relief legislation. The Parliamentarian decides whether...more

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Has COVID-19 forced the telehealth genie out of the bottle?

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The public health emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has caused many changes to health care laws and regulations. It is anticipated that once the public health emergency ends, many of these laws and regulations will...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, February 2021 # 7

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In Washington: The Senate began former President Trump’s second impeachment trial Tuesday afternoon, voting to affirm its own jurisdiction to hear the case. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) led the House managers’ presentation of an...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, February 2021 # 5

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In Washington: The Senate approved a budget resolution early Friday morning to eventually serve as a vehicle for the next coronavirus relief package. Vice President Harris broke a 50-50 party-line tie vote to pass the...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, February 2021

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In Washington: A group of 10 GOP senators unveiled an estimated $618 billion coronavirus relief proposal on Monday ahead of a meeting with President Biden to discuss relief legislation. The group will meet with Biden and Vice...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, January 2021 # 12

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In Washington: On Jan. 20, Joe Biden became the 46th President of the United States as he and Kamala Harris were sworn into office in front of the Capitol building that only two weeks prior was the scene of the Jan. 6 Capitol...more

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Telehealth: New Executive Order and CY2021 Proposed Regulatory Changes

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On August 3, 2020, President Trump issued an Executive Order seeking to improve care provided to individuals in rural communities by increasing access to care through telehealth....more

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