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Critical-access hospitals left out of Congress’ telehealth extension

Critical-access hospitals left out of Congress’ telehealth extension

March 10, 2022 

JESSIE HELLMANN

Critical-access hospitals warn that they will no longer be able to bill Medicare for telehealth services when the public health emergency ends after they were excluded from the government spending bill that the U.S. House of Representatives passed Wednesday.

Insurers stretched provider bonuses, quality investment to avoid rebates, CMS says

Insurers stretched provider bonuses, quality investment to avoid rebates, CMS says

February 01, 2022

Maya Goldman and Nona Tepper

A rule aimed at cracking down on how commercial insurers spend consumers’ premium dollars could upend provider compensation and accelerate adoption of value-based contracts, experts say.