NAHC Urges Congress to Not Prohibit GPS & Biometrics in EVV Systems

By: dwc

The National Association for Home Care & Hospice is urging Congress to strongly consider changes to the Cures 2.0 legislation, in particular the proposal to prohibit the use of global positioning systems (GPS) and biometrics within electronic visit verification (EVV) systems. NAHC supported the 21St Century Cures Act (21CC) and is enthusiastic about its next iteration. […]

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Medical Innovation Legislation Includes Hospice, Telehealth & Caregiver Support

By: dwc

Last week, as a long-awaited follow-up to the transformative 2016 21st Century Cures Act, Representatives Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Fred Upton (R-MI) released text of a discussion draft for what is being referred to as CURES 2.0 legislation. (Bill text is HERE; summary is HERE.) While the bill’s primary focus is on advancing the country’s biomedical […]

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