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Jun 24, 2020 •Blog

Introducing the HEALTH ACT: Expanding Medicare Reimbursement

Last week, new legislation was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives that would require Medicare to reimburse certain telehealth services post the public health emergency period. …

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Jun 24, 2020 •Blog

Long-Term Telehealth Expansion Should Be Planned Intelligently

By KEN TERRY Telehealth has been a lifeline for many doctors and patients during the pandemic, and the decisions of CMS and many private payers to cover telehealth…

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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 24, 2020 •Blog

Why virtual care will outlast the pandemic

With millions of people suddenly video chatting their doctors, there’s pressure on Washington to make telehealth a permanent option. By MOHANA RAVINDRANATH An explosion of virtual care during…

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Jun 24, 2020 •Blog

Verma: Fee-for-Service Medicare ‘Insufficient’ to Cover Vulnerable Beneficiaries Post-COVID

By Alex Spanko | June 22, 2020 Early research into the impact of COVID-19 on seniors — both among the general population, and in nursing homes — has revealed endemic…

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Jun 24, 2020 •Blog

Rural Markets May Offer Huge Upside for Home Care Providers Looking to Break into Medicare Advantage

Many home care providers jumped at the chance to create new Medicare Advantage (MA) business lines after the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) began…

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Jun 11, 2020 •Blog

COVID-19 Prompts Expanded Telehealth Reimbursement for FQHCs and RHCs

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to create barriers to in-person care, there has been increased focus on enabling the delivery of healthcare services through telehealth. Congress, the…

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Jun 11, 2020 •Blog

‘I can’t imagine going back’: Medicare leader calls for expanded telehealth access after Covid-19

President Trump’s top Medicare official said Tuesday that expanded access to telemedicine should continue after the coronavirus pandemic recedes and that officials are examining ways to act…

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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 11, 2020 •Blog

Covid-19 accelerates remote patient monitoring device market growth

Physicians have been challenged to reinvent their practices in order to accommodate their patients during the Covid-19 pandemic. The growing market of remote patient monitoring (RPM) has…

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Jun 9, 2020 •Blog

‘They Shot from the Hip’: Home Health Providers Sound Off on CMS

The COVID-19 virus has thrown a wrench into any home health care plans the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) initially had for 2020. Instead…

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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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Jun 9, 2020 •Blog

Medicare Advantage plans face ‘double whammy’ of pent-up care demand and risk scores: experts

Medicare Advantage plans need to figure out how the delay of care due to the COVID-19 pandemic will impact their risk scores in the long term, experts…

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Jun 6, 2020 •Blog

FTC Weighs In On Expanding CMS Telehealth Coverage Beyond COVID-19

The Federal Trade Commission has offered its views on several proposals to expand Medicare and Medicaid coverage for telehealth services after the COVID-19 emergency is over. June…

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Jun 6, 2020 •Blog

FTC Comments on New Medicare Rule in Support of Expanded Telehealth Services

On May 29th, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) submitted a comment to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in support of reducing reimbursement requirements for telehealth services.…

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