Alex Azar

COVID-19, Digital Health & Telemedicine March 19, 2020

HHS Announces Historic Expansion of Telehealth Access to Combat COVID-19

HHS announced unprecedented steps to expand Americans’ access to telehealth services during the COVID-19 outbreak. CMS expanded Medicare coverage for telehealth visits, the HHS Office for Civil Rights announced it will waive potential HIPAA penalties for good faith use of telehealth during the emergency.

News, ONC Initiatives, Regulatory Issues March 9, 2020

ONC and CMS Release Cures Act Rules

HHS Finalizes Historic Rules to Provide Patients More Control of Their Health Data: Final rules require access to health information, spur innovation and aim to end information blocking.

News January 25, 2018

Alex Azar Replaces Price as Next Secretary of HHS

Senate confirmed Alex Michael Azar II as the next US Secretary of Health and Human Services. A former deputy secretary for HHS and executive of Pharma giant Eli Lily & Co. will oversee a trillion dollar yearly budget affecting a third of the US population.