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Mar 18, 2022 •Blog

Congress Extends Telehealth Flexibilities: 7 Things You Need to Know

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (the Act), was passed by the U.S. House and Senate on March 9th and 10th, 2022, and signed into law by the President on March…

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May 26, 2021 •Telehealth

Telehealth: How the Pandemic Is Shaping the Future of Remote Healthcare

As of late March 2021, 475 million people worldwide have received a COVID-19 vaccine. Although a return to normalcy is drawing closer, it is unclear how state…

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May 26, 2021 •Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - Medicare

MedPAC Issues Medicare Payment Policy Report to Congress

On March 15, 2021, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) released its Medicare Payment Policy report to Congress updating payment recommendations for providers paid under Medicare’s traditional…

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May 24, 2021 •Telehealth

Senators urge expansion of HCBS, telehealth

Lawmakers and public policy experts are calling on Congress to expand home- and community-based services (HCBS) and telehealth as the U.S. emerges from the deadly COVID-19 pandemic.…

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May 19, 2021 •Telehealth

Telehealth: The new frontier

Crises have the unique power to both unearth long-simmering problems and unmask raw potential. I think it’s fair to say that the COVID-19 pandemic (an indisputable crisis)…

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May 19, 2021 •Reimbursement

2% Hospital Reimbursement Hike, Other 2022 MedPAC Recommendations

The hospital reimbursement increase should also come with quality incentive program revisions, while physician rates should stay the course, according to the March report to Congress. By Jacqueline…

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May 18, 2021 •Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)

The ATA Appreciates MedPAC Recognizing the Importance of Telehealth and the Need for Policy Changes to Ensure Continued Access to Telehealth for Seniors

MedPAC survey found that 90% of Medicare beneficiaries were satisfied with telehealth WASHINGTON, DC, MARCH 16, 2021 – The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) appreciates that the Medicare Payment Advisory…

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Feb 2, 2021 •Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)

MedPAC may recommend pilot coverage for telehealth post-PHE

The impetus to provide more Medicare coverage of telehealth may prove irresistible, but the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) has some reservations, including that telehealth payment rates…

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Jan 21, 2021 •COVID-19 - Coronavirus

‘Really difficult nut to crack’: MedPAC torn over telehealth regs post-COVID-19

Dive Brief: Members of an influential congressional advisory committee on Medicare are torn on how best to regulate telehealth after the COVID-19 public health emergency, hinting at…

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Sep 17, 2020 •Telehealth

Taskforce on Telehealth Policy releases final report on safeguarding virtual care

Its recommendations include lifting limitations on originating sites, allowing telehealth for various types of conditions and reinstating the HIPAA provisions temporarily lifted during the public health emergency.…

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Sep 11, 2020 •Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)

MedPAC members weigh future of telehealth coverage

The commission, which advises Congress on issues affecting Medicare, put forth a number of options aimed at maximizing care access while minimizing risk. By Kat Jercich September 09,…

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Sep 11, 2020 •Telehealth

Telehealth Reimbursement Just for Value-Based Providers Post-COVID?

Telehealth reimbursement expansions granted during the PHE may be limited to providers in Advanced APMs moving forward to prevent program integrity issues, MedPAC said at a recent…

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Sep 11, 2020 •Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)

MedPAC commissioners hint at telehealth policies that may stick post-COVID-19

Dive Brief: Members of the congressional advisory group Medicare Payment Advisory Commission agree telehealth is here to stay, but are concerned about how to improve access without…

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