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C-TAC Weekly Policy Roundup: CMS Extends Primary Care First Cohort 2 Application Deadlines
Each week, C-TAC compiles the latest legislative and regulatory updates affecting the serious illness care field, combined with insider analysis from our policy experts. CMS Extends Primary Care First Cohort 2 Application Deadlines Biden Seeks More Funding for Home- and Community-Based Services in Budget Proposal Senate Finance Committee Holding Confirmation Hearing for Biden’s Nominee to…
Read MoreHow Would You Spend $400 Billion?
A Note from C-TAC Executive Director Jon Broyles The Moonshot goal, to ensure a high quality of life for 12 million people with serious illness by 2030, was conceived as a way to think and collaborate creatively to advance community models. All around us, we are seeing once-in-a-generation windows open for long-term reform, from the…
Read MoreC-TAC Weekly Policy Roundup: New Survey Confirms COVID-19 Impact on Health Care Workers
Each week, C-TAC compiles the latest legislative and regulatory updates affecting the serious illness care field, combined with insider analysis from our policy experts. Here’s what you need to know for the week ahead: Kaiser Family Foundation/Washington Post Survey Confirms Impact of COVID-19 on Health Care Workers CMMI Releases Helpful New Guide on the Hospice…
Read MoreBiden Infrastructure Plan to Include $400B for Home- and Community-Based Care
President Joe Biden has released a $2 trillion jobs and infrastructure plan with key provisions affecting older Americans, people with disabilities and caregivers. According to reports from the Washington Post, the American Jobs Plan allots $400 billion for the care economy, offering support in two key areas: Expanding access to home- or community-based services (HCBS)…
Read MoreC-TAC Weekly Policy Roundup: HHS to Expand Access to COVID-19 Vaccines for Older Adults, People with Disabilities
Each week, C-TAC compiles the latest legislative and regulatory updates affecting the serious illness care field, combined with insider analysis from our policy experts. Here’s what you need to know for the week ahead: HHS to Expand Access to COVID-19 Vaccines for Older Adults and People with Disabilities New House Bill Would Establish Audio-Only Telehealth…
Read MoreWeekly Policy Roundup: House Passes Bill to Extend Moratorium on Medicare Sequester Cuts
Each week, C-TAC compiles the latest legislative and regulatory updates affecting the serious illness care field, combined with insider analysis from our policy experts. Here’s what you need to know for the week ahead: House Passes Bill to Stave Off Millions in Medicare Sequester Cuts; Senate Action Expected This Week HHS Health Equity Taskforce Holding…
Read MoreMarian Grant Pens New Article on Effect of COVID-19 on Health Care Workers
In order to support people with serious illness during the COVID-19 pandemic, we must support those who care for them. In a new blog post, written for the Petrie-Flom Center at Harvard Law School, C-TAC Senior Regulatory Advisor Marian Grant, DNP, ACNP-BC, ACHPN, FPCN, RN describes the trauma experienced by health care providers on the frontlines of…
Read MoreC-TAC Weekly Policy Roundup: New Bill Seeks to Extend Medicare Sequester Moratorium
Each week, C-TAC compiles the latest legislative and regulatory updates affecting the serious illness care field, combined with insider analysis from our policy experts. Here’s what you need to know for the week ahead: New Bill Seeks to Extend Medicare Sequester Moratorium MedPAC Congressional Recommendations Include Limited Expansion and More Study of Telehealth Coverage, Payment…
Read MoreC-TAC Weekly Policy Roundup: CMMI Announces Delay of Primary Care First Seriously Ill Population Model
Each week, C-TAC compiles the latest legislative and regulatory updates affecting the serious illness care field, combined with insider analysis from our policy experts. Here’s what you need to know for the week ahead: CMMI Announces Indefinite Delay of Primary Care First Seriously Ill Population Model CDC Releases New Guidance for Those Who Have Received…
Read MoreCongress Passes COVID-19 Relief with Important Serious Illness Provisions
The U.S House of Representatives has just passed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 the latest round of COVID-19 relief legislation which includes several key provisions affecting people with serious illness and those who care for them. The bill will now be sent to the desk of President Joe Biden, where he is expected…
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