The Weekly

June 26, 2023

Federal Highlights

Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Urge Prior Authorization Reform

A bicameral bipartisan group of lawmakers signed a letter to HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra and CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure urging reform of prior authorization processes.

Letter

Meetings this Week

WEDI Member Position Advisory (MPA) Event: Health Care's Role in a National Artificial Intelligence Strategy

Tuesday, June 27th

Free for WEDI Members

Share your expectations and/or concerns about AI!

Knowledge Center

Health Equity Workgroup Guest Speaker: Carl G Streed Jr., MD, MPH, FACP, FAHA, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, on SOGI data

(download slides here)

Prior Authorization Subworkgroup Guest Speaker: Mike Gould from ZeOmega

(download slides here)

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June/July Workgroup Schedule

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Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

June 27

MPA

Payment Models

Telehealth

July 3

Remittance Advice & Payment

Acknowledgment

Property & Casualty

Privacy & Security

Provider Info

Claims

NSA

Remittance Advice & Payment

Prior Auth

SMART Card

Eligibility & Benefits

EmergingTech

Payment Models

Telehealth

Claims

Health Equity

NSA

Learn more about all the WEDI Workgroups here and contact Sam Holvey if you would like to participate!

Industry Partners

2023 MHDC Executive Forum: The Road to Interoperability

July 13th

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The 2023 Civitas Annual Conference

Aug. 20-23, National Harbor, MD

Use Code "CIVITAS100" by June 30th

WEDI YouTube Channel

Emerging Tech June Meeting on ChatGPT (67 min)

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Upcoming Events

WEDI Member Position Advisory (MPA): Health Care's Role in a National Artificial Intelligence Strategy

June 27th, 1:00 - 3:00pm ET

Free for Members - Click here to Register!

The Future of Health Care? Exploring the SMART Health Insurance Card

July 18th, 1:00 - 3:00pm ET

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WEDI National Conference

November 6-9

Washington, DC & Virtual

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Federal Update

Curated for you by WEDI staff

CMS to Host Webinars Outlining Funding for Health Disparity Research.
CMS to Host MCP Model Overview Webinar.
CMS Makes the 2022 MIPS Final Score Preview Available.
2023 CAHPS for MIPS Survey Registration Closes June 30.
CISA and FBI Release Joint CSA on CL0P Ransomware MOVEit Vulnerability.
H3C Releases new Cybersecurity Threat Actor Profile.
ASPR and HC3 Issue Cybersecurity Notification.
CONNECT Act Expanding Telehealth Services Reintroduced.
Telehealth Included in MedPAC Report to Congress.

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