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Nov 6, 2020 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - Medicare

How the Coronavirus Pandemic Impacted Medicare Home Healthcare

Medicare home healthcare has been pivotal during the coronavirus pandemic, but it still needs to undergo changes to fully meet beneficiaries’ needs. By Kelsey Waddill October 30, 2020 – While…

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Nov 6, 2020 Medicaid

CMS Finalizes 1.9% Home Health Rate Increase for 2021, Keeps PDGM’s Behavioral Adjustment

The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its final 2021 home health payment rule Thursday. In doing so, it changed very little from what it…

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Nov 6, 2020 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - Medicare

CMS Finalizes Calendar Year 2021 Payment and Policy Changes for Home Health Agencies and Calendar Year 2021 Home Infusion Therapy Benefit

Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule [CMS-1730-F] that finalizes routine updates to the home health payment rates for calendar year…

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Nov 5, 2020 COVID-19 - Coronavirus

Why Home Healthcare Needs More Technology and Training

An expansion of intuitive tools and internet connectivity are among key efforts to sustain remote care during the pandemic — and beyond. by Jessica Longly The COVID-19…

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Nov 5, 2020 COVID-19 - Coronavirus

Time for a Checkup: Recent Federal Efforts Regarding Telehealth – Part I

The public health emergency (PHE) for COVID-19 has brought about many changes to the way healthcare is practiced, delivered, and reimbursed. This article will discuss some of…

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Nov 5, 2020 Telehealth

Time for a Checkup: Recent Federal Efforts Regarding Telehealth – Part I

The public health emergency (PHE) for COVID-19 has brought about many changes to the way healthcare is practiced, delivered, and reimbursed. This article will discuss some of…

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Nov 5, 2020 Telehealth

Can Telehealth Support After-Hours Patient-Provider Communication?

Patients have the digital health literacy and tools needed to implement telehealth for after-hours patient-provider communication. By Sara Heath October 28, 2020 – Patients are receptive to the idea of…

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Nov 5, 2020 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - Medicare

Medicare Telehealth Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Program Integrity Risks

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, CMS implemented a number of waivers and flexibilities that allowed Medicare beneficiaries to access a wider range of telehealth services without…

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Nov 5, 2020 Medicaid

Cassidy, Colleagues Introduce MOM Act to Improve Health Care for Expectant Mothers

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Todd Young (R-IN) and Tom Carper (D-DE) today introduced bipartisan legislation aimed at improving health care for…

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Nov 5, 2020 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - Medicare

Deloitte: Medicare Advantage plans that don’t embrace telehealth ‘will get left behind’

COVID-19 has dramatically accelerated the adoption of digital health, and a new analysis from Deloitte finds that trend extends similarly to Medicare Advantage (MA) beneficiaries. Deloitte researchers…

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Nov 5, 2020 Telehealth

Report Notes CMS Program’s Success With Telehealth for Senior Care

PACE, a Medicare-Medicaid program serving thousands of seniors in 31 states, used telehealth to keep that care going during the pandemic. That success could spur more programs…

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Nov 4, 2020 Telehealth

CMS Looks Beyond COVID-19 For Telehealth Expansion

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has further expanded the list of telehealth services that Medicare Fee-For-Service will pay for during the COVID-19 public health emergency…

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Nov 4, 2020 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - Medicare

Lawmakers Eye Medicare Coverage for Telehealth in Home Health Care

Bills introduced in both the Senate and House last week call for Medicare coverage for home health care services provided via telehealth during a public health emergency.…

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Remote Patient Monitoring Brings mHealth Care Management Into the Home

Nov 4, 2020 Telehealth

Home Health Telehealth Benefit Goes Before Congress

WASHINGTON (October 23, 2020)—U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) introduced the Home Health Emergency Access to Telehealth (HEAT) Act late Friday, a bipartisan bill…

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Nov 3, 2020 Telehealth

CMS Expands List of Telehealth Services Covered by Medicare

On October 14, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) expanded the list of telehealth services that Medicare Fee-For-Service will pay for during the coronavirus disease 2019…

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