HHS Urges Telehealth Providers To Adopt LGBTQ Inclusive Policies

HHS is urging telehealth providers to adopt LGBTQ+ inclusive policies because virtual health care can serve as a lifeline for patients that do not have access identity-affirming in-person care. The guidelines are among the many steps the Biden administration is taking to advance health equity for the LGBTQ+ community, including the issuance of an executive order earlier this month that includes language aimed at preventing use of harmful conversion therapy. Incorporating best practices like using inclusive language, modifying telehealth workflow...
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E&C Plans Oversight Hearing On MA Prior Authorization, Spending

The House Energy & Commerce oversight panel will hold a hearing June 28 on the quality of coverage offered by Medicare Advantage plans and, as impetus for the hearing, Committee Chair Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) pointed to a controversial HHS Office of Inspector General report that found MA plans had denied some prior authorization requests even though they met Medicare coverage rules. “We are concerned by a number of reports, including a recent HHS OIG...
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White House Lauds House LGBTQIA+ Data Collection Bill

The White House on Tuesday (June 21) backed a bill that would improve data collection on the LGBTQIA+ community , as well as ensure privacy protections for that data, in the latest move Democrats have taken to improve data collection on sexual orientation and gender identity. The LGBTQIA+ Data Inclusion Act would require federal agencies to improve data collection related to sexual orientation, gender identity and variations in sex characteristics, while “safeguarding the privacy and safety of LGBTQI+ respondents.” It...
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