American Relief Act, 2025 — Critical Outstanding Issues

Name: American Relief Act, 2025 — Critical Outstanding Issues
Start: 2025-01-15T10:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-01-15T11:00:00-06:00

January 15 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am

Free

On Dec. 21, 2024, President Biden signed the American Relief Act, 2025 (ARA), into law, narrowly avoiding a federal government shutdown. Unlike the more comprehensive bill defeated in the House of Representatives two days earlier after President-elect Trump raised objections, the ARA is a temporary solution to keep the federal government operating through the end of March.

On Wednesday, Jan. 15, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. ET, PYA presents a new webinar, “The American Relief Act, 2025: How We Got Here, What It Means, Where We’re Headed.” During the webinar, PYA’s Martie Ross and Kathy Reep will discuss the impact of the new law, both by what’s included and what’s not. Ross and Reep will prognosticate what will happen in the first months of the Trump administration to address critical outstanding issues such as

Medicare telehealth coverage
Medicare physician pay cut
Price transparency
Site-neutral payments
Medicaid DSH payments
Hospital-at-home demonstration project

Also, Martie and Kathy will discuss two proposed rules released in December: the Contract Year 2026 Medicare Advantage and Part D Proposed Rule and the proposed updates to the HIPAA Security Rule.

Details

Date:: January 15
Time:: 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Cost:: Free
Event Category:: Webinar
Event Tags:: Arkansas, Medicaid, Medicare, mississippi, telehealth, Tennessee, webinar
Website:: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/1213994322350172761

Organizer

: PYA
Phone: 800-270-9629
: View Organizer Website

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