Sappey Sponsors Telemedicine Bill
KENNETT SQUARE, PA — State Rep. Christina Sappey, D-Chester, today announced the introduction of H.B. 2454, which would provide for regulation and insurance coverage of telemedicine.
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PA Human Services Secretary: Gov. Wolf’s Disaster Declaration Necessary as Health Care and Social Services Providers Rise to Continued Challenge of COVID-19
HARRISBURG, PA — Department of Human Services (DHS) Secretary Teresa Miller has outlined regulatory suspensions and operational adjustments permitted under Governor Tom Wolf’s disaster declaration for the COVID-19 pandemic. These …
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HHS Announces New Laboratory Data Reporting Guidance for COVID-19 Testing
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced new Guidance that specifies what additional data must be reported to HHS by laboratories along with Coronavirus …
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FTC Reduction or Elimination of Medicare Payment Requirements for Telehealth and Related Services During Pandemic
WASHINTON, D.C. — The staffs of the Federal Trade Commission’s Office of Policy Planning, Bureau of Economics, Bureau of Competition, and Office of the General Counsel have submitted a comment to …
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Attorney General Shapiro Urges Congress to Expand High Speed Internet Access
HARRISBURG, PA — Attorney General Josh Shapiro has joined a bipartisan group of 39 Attorneys General in urging Congress to help ensure that all Americans, especially those in rural communities, …
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COVID-19 Senior Relief: TeleHealth Access for Seniors
CHESTER COUNTY, PA — Downingtown East Alumni, Shreya Mitra, currently at Northeastern University, and Riya Mitra, a Downingtown STEM Academy student, are working with a 501c3 non-profit called TeleHealth Access …
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Tower Health to Implement Phased Reopening
WEST READING, PA — Over the next several weeks, Tower Health will implement a phased rollout to resume the provision of medically necessary and time-sensitive procedures, tests, and office visits. …
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Healthcare Workers Hit with Pay Cuts and Lay Offs
There are not many jobs that you can pick for your career path that you simply know you will always have job security, but medicine is one of them. People …
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VA Health App Now Available to Veterans Across All Mobile and Web Platforms
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Through public-private partnerships with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), since early April, all Veterans have been able to securely connect to their health care data …
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Gov. Wolf Unveils Plan for Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 Recovery
HARRISBURG, PA — Today, Governor Tom Wolf announced a Plan for Pennsylvania that will provide citizens and businesses relief, allow for a safe and expedient reopening, and lay a road to …
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