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Aug 7, 2020 •Blog

Telehealth Update: CMS Proposed CY 2021 Payment Policies, Extension of the Public Health Emergency, Increasing Access after COVID-19, and the Coronavirus Stimulus Package

On August 4, CMS posted a proposed rule on CY 2021 Payment Policies, which included important updates about the expansion of Medicare covered telehealth services due to…

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Aug 7, 2020 •Blog

Tele-Tuesday: Executive Order Signals Increased Support for Telehealth Expansion

US President Donald Trump issued an executive order on August 3 that aims to expand telehealth access to Medicare beneficiaries beyond the coronavirus (COVID-19) public health emergency (PHE) period.…

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Jul 29, 2020 •Blog

New HHS Report Makes the Case for Continued Telehealth Coverage

Federal efforts to expand Medicare’s telehealth coverage during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic “played a critical role in helping to maintain access to primary care…

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Jul 29, 2020 •Blog

HHS Extends Public Health Emergency; Allows Telehealth Waivers To Continue

The Secretary of Health and Human Services announced a renewal of the nationwide public health emergency (“PHE”) late on Thursday, July 23, 2020. The announcement came just…

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Jul 17, 2020 •Blog

Telehealth now ’embedded’ in healthcare system: HHS secretary voices support for expansion

HHS Secretary Alex Azar said during a July 9 virtual The Hill event that he supports expanding telehealth provisions that were lifted during the coronavirus pandemic and the agency plans…

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Jul 9, 2020 •Blog

Senators Ask HHS, CMS for Telehealth Expansion Timeline, Details

Signed by more than 35 Senators, the letter to HHS and CMS officials asks for ‘a written plan and timeline for permanent administrative changes to Medicare rules…

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Jul 2, 2020 •Blog

Congress introduces bill to makes CARES Act telehealth coverage permanent

The House of Representatives recently introduced the Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act, a bill calling for the permanence of telehealth regulations introduced in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and…

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Jun 24, 2020 •Blog

Emergency Declarations and Waiver Authority

Monday, June 22, 2020 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued more than 100 waivers giving healthcare providers the flexibility to meet the demands…

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Jun 11, 2020 •Blog

Telehealth may finally shift health care to be patient-centered

The COVID-19 pandemic has ushered in a new era of telehealth for primary care, and patient-centered care is now easier than ever. This has been the model…

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Jun 9, 2020 •Blog

COVID-19 could be a watershed moment for telehealth policy

Stakeholders are calling on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to make telehealth policy changes permanent. Healthcare stakeholders are calling for telehealth policy changes made during…

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Apr 24, 2020 •Blog

Telehealth: Delivering Care Safely During COVID-19

During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, HHS has taken steps to make it easier to provide telehealth services. Telehealth — sometimes referred to as telemedicine — describes the…

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Apr 2, 2020 •Blog

Additional Background:Sweeping Regulatory Changes to Help U.S. Healthcare System Address COVID-19 Patient Surge

Mar 30, 2020 At President Trump’s direction, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is taking historic and unprecedented steps to equip the American healthcare system with…

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Oct 30, 2019 •Blog

Congress, Candidates and the White House Agree: Telehealth Is Policy to Get Behind

This week, a bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduced the long-awaited updated version of the CONNECT for Health Act, a bill that is likely to be the…

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Oct 14, 2019 •Blog

Medicare needs to increase access to telehealth

Within one year, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services must propose regulations that adjust the network adequacy requirements for Medicare Advantage plans to factor in…

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Apr 22, 2019 •American Medical Association (AMA)

U.S. health officials unveil experiment to overhaul primary care

By Casey Ross @caseymross Federal health officials on Monday unveiled a new primary care experiment that seeks to pay doctors for providing stepped-up services that keep patients…

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