In this minisode, Mindy, Ryan, and Jen discuss a few recent newsworthy items including: President Biden’s plans for healthcare in the budget, infrastructure, and American Families Plans (00:43), the recent CMMI announcements regarding payment models (09:05), and a flurry of activity in the EHR space (15:32).

Podcast Tags: healthcare, healthcare news, CMS, direct contracting, EHR

Source Links - Below, we've listed links to some of the stories and resources discussed on this show.

· https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payer/3-major-health-items-included-president-biden-s-budget-request?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal&mrkid=65631392&mkt_tok=Mjk0LU1RRi0wNTYAAAF8ZSpp0j-jtHWMAfGixLTfQeFoKl4m3TuzlhioeaeHGZQWuZ__w72lH5jg5GabFoTKeNp1T8VcFLSAoJL4o5YlZIBEC0QfhToXANutUyti93CVcTdCxQ

· https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/04/09/985567929/whats-in-bidens-400-billion-plan-to-support-families-long-term-health-needs

· https://www.vox.com/2021/4/15/22383587/biden-american-jobs-plan-long-term-care

· https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021/04/12/sanders-pelosi-biden-obamacare-medicare/?mkt_tok=ODUwLVRBQS01MTEAAAF8ZRDWoJHYKl66dg0Si4uXfkKCBWh9R5lK3RU7l7egshsgkHIvcqYxh3qQ2ehZMHuvB9xjrvRJuQn-O3FXCIFxHUKDXRJje0yTim4IXzLoqNmA

· https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payer/providers-call-for-another-chance-to-sign-up-for-direct-contracting-model?mkt_tok=Mjk0LU1RRi0wNTYAAAF8dKBFwN78GcSsM-2atfK7uToG4V8zncrqNmbDJHag3XUOgeB5M9wNobnIVJsIt7EzDGd9j8x2EHs0B5dk64ftHmDC6FD6-swFo7SIliLNdLZ5kkaczw&mrkid=65631392

· https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payer/here-are-payment-models-cms-has-either-pulled-for-review-or-delayed

· https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/confusion-remains-about-onc-information-blocking-rules-even-after-start-date

· https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/google-has-another-go-patient-health-record-software

· https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-12/microsoft-makes-big-bet-on-health-care-ai-technology-with-nuance?mkt_tok=ODUwLVRBQS01MTEAAAF8ZRDWn1VlEJ1RYylQefJ0RpmQECdFaqNI4TZ9qJvQ2j8pF_MHB3fS1bLfCVFrQ3At2soUsZP16JiOg2p0py8bLh52Sae8paqPvi5oirHqtn1P

· https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/tech/ehr-startup-canvas-medical-lands-17m-series-a-and-new-partnership-anthem?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal&mrkid=65631392&mkt_tok=Mjk0LU1RRi0wNTYAAAF8ZSpp0q5yv3DZt_vJ5JkvKRItiHnaMsfE5k96OfGrrWKi8qpl-OO-28BW1yRkbHdRaNTetZ7mNasg7kBIvJDxv_Z-oTyXBDOd1RYyC4GREaax76Om5Q

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Mindy McGrath, Healthcare Industry Learning Lead

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Ryan Hummel, Executive

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Jen Burke, Healthcare Industry Strategist

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