2026 Archives - HIT Leaders and News https://us.hitleaders.news/tag/2026/ Healthcare Innovations and technology news and views Fri, 23 Jan 2026 17:54:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 Stopgap Policy Extensions Are Undermining Long-Term Care Innovation https://us.hitleaders.news/core-categories/revenue-cycle-management-and-finance/49957/stopgap-policy-extensions-are-undermining-long-term-care-innovation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=stopgap-policy-extensions-are-undermining-long-term-care-innovation Mon, 26 Jan 2026 11:51:08 +0000 https://us.hitleaders.news/?p=49957 With the federal government approaching yet another deadline to renew a suite of critical healthcare policies, the Medical Group Management Association’s (MGMA) January 2026 letter to congressional leadership makes clear what many in the provider space already know: temporary fixes are eroding strategic stability. From telehealth access to clinical lab reimbursement to the core viability of value-based care, the short-term extensions embedded in the latest continuing resolution reflect a dangerous pattern of legislative hesitation at precisely the moment long-term certainty is most needed.

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