{"id":6889,"date":"2019-04-09T17:36:52","date_gmt":"2019-04-09T17:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tele.healthcare\/?p=6889"},"modified":"2019-04-09T17:36:52","modified_gmt":"2019-04-09T17:36:52","slug":"cms-is-loosening-regulations-on-telehealth-services-offered-in-medicare-advantage-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drmiltie.com\/at-home-testing\/cms-is-loosening-regulations-on-telehealth-services-offered-in-medicare-advantage-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"CMS is loosening regulations on telehealth services offered in Medicare Advantage plans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized<\/a> a rule proposed<\/a> in October 2018 that loosens regulations on telehealth services<\/a> offered in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For context, MA is a type of health insurance offered<\/a> by private insurers to consumers 65 and up as an alternative to the government’s traditional Medicare program. Membership in the private Medicare market grew around 6% year-over-year (YoY) in 2018 and is projected to tick up 12% YoY to reach an all-time high of 23 million<\/a> members in 2019, making it an attractive market for private payers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He<\/strong>re’s what it means:<\/strong> The new rule extends telehealth benefits previously offered by MA plans, making them cheaper and more accessible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n