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Apr 14, 2022 Blog

HHS Renews Public Health Emergency, Keeping Key Home Health Waivers in Place

By Robert Holly | April 13, 2022 November 1, 2026 historical status update: This April 2022 report describes a COVID-19 public health emergency renewal, not waivers currently in force. The…

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Apr 14, 2022 Blog

Fact Sheet: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Announces Additional Actions in Response to Vice President Harris’s Call to Action on Maternal Health

APRIL 13, 2022•STATEMENTS AND RELEASES Vice President Harris to Host First-Ever Meeting with Cabinet Officials on Maternal Health On Wednesday, April 13, 2022, during Black Maternal Health…

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Apr 13, 2022 Blog

Bipartisan Bill Aims to Increase Access to Virtual Mental Health Services

Three US senators have introduced legislation to increase access to virtual mental health services for children and underserved populations. By Mark Melchionna April 12, 2022 – To expand access to…

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Apr 11, 2022 Blog

AMA Survey Shows Widespread Enthusiasm For Telehealth

A survey by the American Medical Association (AMA) found that 85 percent of physicians now use telehealth and 70 percent plan to continue using virtual services after the pandemic.…

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Apr 9, 2022 Blog

OIG Launches New Resource Page Featuring Telehealth

Perhaps signaling the increasing likelihood of a permanent telehealth solution for the Medicare program, the Office of Inspector General for the US Department of Health and Human…

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Mar 26, 2022 Blog

4 Remote Patient Monitoring Reimbursement Tips for Your Practice

By: Collin Couey on March 25, 2022 Historical reimbursement notice (November 2026): This March 2022 article includes historical Medicare remote patient monitoring payment estimates, code descriptions, and revenue projections.…

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Mar 23, 2022 Blog

Telehealth Update: A Federal Appropriations Bill, A Positive OIG Report, and Good News from HHS

Last week saw a lot of great news in the world of telehealth. On March 15, President Biden signed into law H.R. 2471, the “Consolidated Appropriations Act,…

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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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Mar 12, 2022 Blog

New Bill Aims to Extend Acute Hospital Care at Home Waiver

Policy update (November 1, 2026): This March 2022 report describes proposed legislation and should be read as historical coverage, not current participation guidance. Congress subsequently extended the…

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Mar 3, 2022 Blog

CMS-Supported Telehealth Will Continue To Be A Driving Force – But Watch for Greater OIG Enforcement

As mindsets pivoted to a post-pandemic life, telehealth advocates petitioned CMS to embrace telehealth as a permanent care option, and CMS responded with regulatory action at the…

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Mar 3, 2022 Blog

Congress Considers Extending Medicare Telehealth Flexibilities

During the COVID-19 pandemic, HHS has allowed numerous telehealth flexibilities across Medicare and Medicaid, making it possible for patients to receive care remotely from their homes and…

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Mar 1, 2022 Blog

Using Hospital-At-Home Services to Lower Readmissions, Increase Capacity

A safety-net health system leveraged its home hospital program, launched a few months before the Omicron surge, to bring acute care to patients and alleviate capacity challenges.…

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Feb 12, 2022 American Telemedicine Association (ATA)

Washington gets more pressure on telehealth reform

A bipartisan bill has been introduced to expand telehealth access for two years. Hundreds of advocates are calling on Congress to ensure permanent access. Healthcare advocates have…

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Dec 13, 2021 Blog

CMS Announces Update to the State Medicaid & CHIP Telehealth Toolkit

Last week the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it was releasing a supplement to its toolkit “State Medicaid & CHIP Telehealth Toolkit: Policy Considerations for States Expanding Use…

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Nov 22, 2021 Blog

TELEHEALTH 201: Medicaid Telehealth Policy

Historical training material (2021): The Medicaid telehealth PDF and video below describe policies as presented in 2021 and are retained for historical reference. Medicaid telehealth coverage and…

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