The Biden administration has selected the 17 individuals to sit on the surprise billing law’s Ground Ambulance and Patient Billing (GAPB) Advisory Committee, a group that could lay the groundwork for future legislation and enforcement policies to protect patients against surprise ground ambulance bills.
Despite high-volume and expensive attacks, the health sector is mostly well-positioned to withstand cyber risks, S&P Global Ratings wrote in a new report, saying its credit ratings for health entities are unlikely to be adversely affected by cyber incidents.
Telehealth stakeholders, lawmakers and community members are sounding the alarm that the new broadband maps from the Federal Communications Commission, which will dictate Jobs Act funding for internet expansion, need to be significantly revamped -- as some communities are entirely missing from the maps -- to ensure the unserved and underserved are accurately represented. Increasing broadband access is viewed as pivotal to further expansion of virtual care.
Despite high-volume and expensive attacks, the health sector is mostly well-positioned to withstand cyber risks, S&P Global Ratings wrote in a new report, saying its credit ratings for health entities are unlikely to be adversely affected by cyber incidents.
