Friday, May 27, 2022: Access & Coverage

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved four additional states to expand Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage to up to a year postpartum. Florida, California, Oregon, and Kentucky join a list of seven other states...

Friday, May 27, 2022: D.C. News

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a final rule that withdraws the SUNSET rule. The SUNSET rule, passed on the last day of the Trump administration, would have required HHS to conduct a massive review of its existing regulations within five...

Friday, May 27, 2022: Health IT

The Senate Finance Committee released a discussion draft outlining what telehealth flexibilities should be made permanent for mental health services. The legislation includes polices to codify audio-only mental health coverage, remove Medicare’s in-person visit...

Friday, May 27, 2022: Health IT

CVS Health launched a new virtual care solution to give consumers access to health services on demand. CVS Health Virtual Primary Care™ will help members schedule virtual appointments with their personalized care team and request remote primary care, chronic condition...

Friday, May 27, 2022: Mental Health

Third Horizon Strategies Senior Director Sara Howe participated in a Health News Illinois panel that examined the future of mental health access and care. Panelists discussed what the state of Illinois can do to address a “chronically underfunded” mental health...