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05/10/24

Manatt Health Webinar: The Emerging Landscape of Augmented Intelligence in Health Care

On May 1, 2024, Manatt Health hosted a webinar to discuss applications of augmented intelligence (AI) in healthcare, based on a recent study conducted by the American Medical Association (AMA). The four speakers discussed historical AI applications and how physicians should implement the technology in their practices going forward.

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04/29/24

U.S. House Education and Workforce Hearing: ERISA’s 50th Anniversary – The Path to Higher Quality, Lower Cost Health Care

On April 16, 2024, the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce held a Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee hearing to discuss the 50th Anniversary of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). Witnesses appreciated ERISA’s preemption provisions and fiduciary obligations and offered suggestions to enhance data sharing and reduce costs.

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04/29/24

U.S. Senate Finance Committee Hearing: Bolstering Chronic Care through Medicare Physician Payment

On April 11, 2024, the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance hosted a full committee hearing to discuss how reforms in Medicare physician payments can help seniors manage living with chronic conditions.

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04/22/24

House E&C Examining Health Sector Cybersecurity

On April 16, 2024, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a hearing to discuss the alarming rise of ransomware attacks targeting the healthcare sector. Expert witnesses discussed the urgent need for enhanced cybersecurity measures to safeguard patient data and ensure the resilience of healthcare systems against cyber threats.

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04/21/24

U.S. House E&C Hearing: Examining Improper Payments in Medicare and Medicaid

On Tuesday, April 16, 2024, the U.S. House Committee on Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing to address payment irregularities within the Medicare and Medicaid programs.

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04/21/24

Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy: 2024 Health Policy Conference

On April 11, 2024, the Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy held its annual health policy conference, with panelists representing federal and state government, industry, and academia. The panel topics focused on advancing value-based care, accelerating innovation and the collection of real-time data, and creating the infrastructure needed to support both of these two goals.

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04/20/24

Wall Street Comes to Washington Healthcare Roundtable

On April 8, 2024, the Brookings Center on Health Policy hosted the 26th Wall Street Comes to Washington Healthcare Roundtable, featuring expert analysts discussing market trends, federal policies, and the future of healthcare.

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04/13/24

HITAC AI Hearing

On Thursday, April 11, the Health Information Advisory Committee (HITAC), or the HHS Office of National Coordinator for Health IT’s (ONC) advisory committee, hosted a hearing on artificial intelligence in health and human services. The hearing featured a diverse set of speakers from across the country, who sat on three panels focused on safety and quality, health equity, and ONC’s recently proposed “FAVES” framework (i.e., promoting AI that is fair, appropriate, valid, effective, and safe).

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04/12/24

House E&C: Legislative Proposals to Support Patient Access to Telehealth Services

On Wednesday, April 10, 2024, the U.S. House Committee on Energy & Commerce held a Health Subcommittee hearing to discuss the considerations for effectively expanding quality telehealth access before pandemic-era telehealth flexibilities expire at the end of the year.

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03/30/24

PHTI Digital Diabetes Management Tools Webinar

On March 28, 2024, the Peterson Health Technology Institute hosted a webinar to discuss its recent report, which found that current digital diabetes management technologies fail to result in clinically meaningful reductions in hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) and other related secondary factors, including—but not limited to—weight, cholesterol, blood pressure, BMI, and medication adherence.