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How telehealth can benefit post-acute care
As patient preferences have evolved over the last decade, new forms of providing healthcare and home health services have continued to unfold. One popular trend is the…
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Healthcare access, remote physical exams, rural and school health, reimbursement, clinical technology, and the evolving ways care can reach patients.
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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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CMS Final Rule Offers the Promise of Additional Telehealth Services for MA Plan Enrollees
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has published a final rule that will expand access to telehealth services for Medicare Advantage (“MA”) plan enrollees.[1]CMS Administrator Seema Verma characterized the…
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CMS Shares Strategies for Successful Collaborations Between ACOs, Nursing Homes
The federal government released a breakdown of strategies that accountable care organizations (ACOs) have used to successfully partner with skilled nursing facilities — a move that could…
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New Medicare Advantage Telehealth Policies a ‘Big Win’ for Senior Living
By Tim Mullaney | April 15, 2019 Recently finalized Medicare Advantage (MA) policy changes will likely bring more telehealth services to senior living communities. Under the new…
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Medicare coverage for telehealth has expanded but still has limits
The expansion of telehealth is changing the landscape of health care. This is the second in a four-part series exploring what providers should know about this growing…
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CMS Updates MA Flexibility to Allow Telehealth Patient Care Access
The rule updates give Medicare Advantage plans the flexibility to offer telehealth as a covered benefit, boosting patient care access. By Sara Heath April 09, 2019 – CMS…
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CMS Expands Telehealth Benefits under Medicare Advantage
On Friday, April 5, 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced that it had finalized policies allowing Medicare Advantage plans (“MA Plans”) to include additional telehealth…
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Providers pushing for more telehealth flexibility after CMS opens up virtual visits to Medicare Advantage plans
Providers will be able to offer more telemedicine services to seniors in private Medicare plans, thanks to changes announced Friday. But nursing home advocates are pushing for…
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Medicare Advantage plans to offer expanded supplemental benefits and telehealth services
By Meredith Parnell on April 9, 2019h Last week the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced significant policy changes for Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part…
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CMS is loosening regulations on telehealth services offered in Medicare Advantage plans
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a rule proposed in October 2018 that loosens regulations on telehealth services offered in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans.…
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CMS Finalizes Telehealth Expansion for Medicare Advantage Plans
CMS has finalized new rules unveiled last year that will expand telehealth access and reimbursement for the growing number of Americans in Medicare Advantage plans – and…
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New CMS ruling expands telehealth access to Medicare Advantage patients
The new ruling will expand access geographical and plans will have more flexibility in payment models. By Laura Lovett Come 2020, Medicare Advantage (MA) members will have…
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CMS expands Medicare Advantage coverage of telehealth services
The new rule, which will go into effect in the 2020 plan year, will allow Medicare Advantage to offer telehealth services as part of their basic benefits,…
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Home Care Providers Look Ahead as Medicare Advantage Evolution Continues
Home care providers slow to chase Medicare Advantage business opportunities may now be motivated to speed up their pursuits. Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid…
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