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The rule is meant to ease undue burden for innovators and speed access to potentially lifesaving technologies.
There's lots of work to do expanding access for underserved patients, said experts at the American Telemedicine Association's EDGE policy conference.
The governor announced legislation this week that would safeguard access to virtual care after the COVID-19 pandemic.
The American Hospital Association had raised concerns about the proposed rule this past December, saying it could lead to confusion and program failures.
"If you look at what patients want, more than anything they'd like to have an implantable kidney. But innovation has not been forthcoming."
Northwell reportedly sued thousands of patients last year for unpaid medical bills averaging $1,700.
The companies pointed to the potential to reduce administrative waste, inform patient care decisions and improve payment systems across the industry.
When formed in January 2018, the joint venture was expected to up-end the healthcare industry.
The new legislation would implement permanent rate parity for virtual behavioral health services, among its other provisions.
From vaccines to virtual care, enterprise imaging to precision medicine, these are the growth areas that will shape the direction of healthcare, this year and beyond.