Government Relations Archives

URAC Urges Action to Ensure Telehealth Permanency

URAC joined the American Telemedicine Association (ATA), as well as the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and the American Association of Child and…

URAC Joins Telehealth Organizations in Letter to the U.S. Senate

URAC co-signed a joint letter to bipartisan leadership of the U.S. Senate regarding telehealth policies that were put into place for the…

URAC’s President and CEO, Shawn Griffin, MD goes to Capitol Hill to discuss best practices in health care

URAC’s President and CEO, Shawn Griffin, MD joined our Government Relations leadership on a trip to Capitol Hill this week to discuss…

URAC Announces new Vice President of Government Relations

URAC announced today the hiring of Daniel Spirn as the organization’s Vice President of Government Relations.

URAC Joins 430 Organizations Signing a Letter Urging Congress to Address Current “Telehealth Cliff”

URAC Joins 430 Organizations Signing a Letter Urging Congress to Address Current “Telehealth Cliff” URAC joined 430 organizations, including six of its…

States Continue to Target Accreditation in Effort to Regulate PBMs

It’s been a busy year thus far in many state houses and the effort to regulate pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) hasn’t slowed…

New Parity Statute Codifies Existing Guidance, Includes New Obligations for Health Plans

Most of you know that at the end of last year Congress approved an omnibus spending bill that included funding for COVID-19 relief, as well as a…

URAC Joins Other Stakeholders in Urging Policymakers to Leverage Digital Health to Combat Pandemic

We’ve all seen the stories of the marked increase in telehealth utilization over the last year or so in response to the ongoing public health emergency (PHE) related…