The third day of the annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference brought presentations from GoodRx, Health Catalyst, Talkspace and Salesforce along with Medicare Advantage insurers Alignment Healthcare and Clover Health.

The new notice of proposed rulemaking adheres to calls from Congress and industry for the agency to create a special telemedicine registration system. Its three-tiered approach could cost telehealth companies over $40,000 to prescribe controlled substances in all 50 states.

Though largely comprised of nurses, the walk-off that began Friday also includes physician associates and doctors—the latter of which is a first for Oregon, per the Oregon Nurses Association.

CMS is recommending a 2.23% payment increase from the federal government to MA plans. Payers will likely be much happier at this year's advance notice than the prior year's rate cut, but doctors say health plans are continuing to get favorable treatment.

SAN FRANCISCO—Chronic care management will continue to be an important growth driver for Teladoc, executives said. The company is teaming up with Amazon to make it easier for individuals to find and enroll in its virtual cardiometabolic programs.