Overview
During this webinar, Prashanth Reddy, Jayda Greco, Simeon Niles, and Rachel Stauffer discussed the latest market trends and regulatory and legal developments affecting the future of innovative care delivery. Top takeaways included:
- Key health policy priorities for the Trump administration include chronic diseases, rural health and access, and reducing administrative burden through deregulation. Stakeholders should expect significant changes to Medicaid, coverage reforms, and decreased emphasis on health equity and social determinants of health. The outlook for Medicare Advantage, value-based care, and prescription drugs remains uncertain.
- At the federal level, innovation and value-based care strategies are likely to be used as a tool to support broader policy objectives. We anticipate that the administration will center these efforts around at least four key areas: state and provider flexibility, fiscal efficiency, deregulation, and public health reform in the form of “Make America Healthy Again.”
- State-level telehealth laws and compacts are evolving, presenting both opportunities and challenges for virtual care providers. The rapid growth of compacts and the increased acceptance of innovative care delivery models is helping to alleviate licensure burdens while also expanding care access to rural and underserved areas. At the same time, providers and digital health platforms continue to grapple with ambiguity in state laws, varying payor requirements, and uncertainty regarding a permanent solution for telehealth flexibilities at the federal level.
