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U.S. House passes legislation to extend telehealth waivers through 2024

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed passed the Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act of 2022 (H.R. 4040). The bill proposes to extend telehealth flexibilities under Medicare that were initially authorized during the public health emergency of COVID-19. The bill heads to the U.S. Senate.

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Prescription Digital Therapeutics Presses Ahead for Behavioral Health

At Lanton Law we have been monitoring the both exciting and emerging field of prescription digital therapeutics. While the technologies we have been witnessing are promising, there does remain the challenge of reimbursement, since there has not yet been a statutory benefit category established for this new technology. However; behavioral health shows the most immediate promise.

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Federal Privacy Laws Are Currently in the Making

In preparation for 2020, Lanton Law is forecasting that it is more likely than not that some form of federal privacy legislation will become law in 2020. One proposed legislative candidate for privacy in 2020 is the Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act (COPRA).

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