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Nov 9, 2021 •Blog

FCC REACHES $150 MILLION BENCHMARK FOR COVID-19 TELEHEALTH PROGRAM ROUND 2

ADDITIONAL $42.16 MILLION AWARDED TO HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS WASHINGTON, November 9, 2021—The Federal Communications Commission today approved an additional 75 applications for funding commitments totaling $42,163,705 for…

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Nov 2, 2021 •Blog

CMS Physician Payment Rule Promotes Greater Access to Telehealth Services, Diabetes Prevention Programs

Final Rule Advances Health Equity, Person-Centered Care On November 2, CMS is announcing actions that will advance its strategic commitment to drive innovation to support health equity…

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Nov 2, 2021 •Blog

CMS Releases Final Rule for CY 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

The CY 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule final rule promotes greater telehealth utilization and boosts payment rates for vaccine administration. November 02, 2021 – CMS has finalized the calendar…

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Oct 26, 2021 •Blog

FCC ANNOUNCES 36 NEWLY APPROVED PROJECTS FOR CONNECTED CARE PILOT PROGRAM

Program Will Support Connected Care Services Across Country, Focus on Low-Income and Veteran Patients — WASHINGTON, October 26, 2021—Today the Federal Communications Commission approved a Public…

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Oct 21, 2021 •Blog

FCC ANNOUNCES AN ADDITIONAL $40.46 MILLION AWARDED AS PART OF COVID-19 TELEHEALTH PROGRAM

October 21, 2021—The Federal Communications Commission today approved an additional 71 applications for funding commitments totaling $40,468,845 for Round 2 of its COVID-19 Telehealth Program. This is…

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Oct 21, 2021 •Blog

ATA urges Biden admin to safeguard telehealth coverage, extend public health emergency

The organization said that doing so would allow patients to continue accessing care while giving Congress time to enact permanent policies. By Kat Jercich October 20, 2021…

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Oct 20, 2021 •American Telemedicine Association (ATA)

ATA urges Congress to strike in-person visit from telehealth rule

The American Telemedicine Association is pressing Congress to repeal a rule in the 2022 Physician Fee Schedule that would require an in-person visit every six months in…

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Oct 20, 2021 •Remote Patient Monitoring

CMS Faces Calls to Improve Remote Patient Monitoring Coverage in 2022 PFS

Telehealth advocates are submitting recommendations to CMS to improve coverage for remote patient monitoring services in the proposed 2022 Physician Fee Schedule. By Eric Wicklund September 03, 2021 – With…

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Oct 18, 2021 •Blog

Shift to Home May Be Coming for SNFs as Choose Home Bill Introduced in the House

The need to consider offering at-home services may be accelerating for nursing home operators as the Choose Home Care Act of 2021 was introduced in the House…

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Oct 11, 2021 •Blog

Landmark Choose Home Bill Introduced in the House

The Choose Home Care Act of 2021 was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives early Friday morning. The legislation was previously introduced in the Senate at the end…

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3 COVID-19-Driven Healthcare Changes to Make Permanent

Oct 11, 2021 •Blog

The American Telemedicine Association Again Leads the Industry Commenting on Medicare Updates to Telehealth Policy

Faegre Drinker professionals Sarah-Lloyd Stevenson, Megan Herber, Nisha Quasba and Libby Baney provide ongoing support to the American Telemedicine Association’s (ATA) policy work. This month, the comment…

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Oct 11, 2021 •Blog

How Remote Patient Monitoring Can Bolster Aging in Place

Digital health is the wave of the future in health care. We’ve heard many times that the COVID-19 pandemic brought telehealth greater popularity—but telehealth can’t do it…

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Oct 11, 2021 •Blog

Senators, FCC Official Parse Ties Between Telehealth, Affordable Broadband

Senators and healthcare IT experts raised concerns this week that many in the United States cannot benefit from the recent boom in telehealth services because of a…

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Oct 8, 2021 •Blog

FCC Announces Latest Awards From COVID-19 Telehealth Program

More than 70 healthcare organizations will receive funding from the Federal Communications Commission’s COVID-19 Telehealth Program for projects aimed at expanding connected health platforms to improve access…

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Oct 6, 2021 •Blog

Docs press CMS for permanent telehealth flexibility, relief from pay cuts in fee schedule comments

Several doctor groups are pressing the Biden administration to not just extend Medicare telehealth reimbursement flexibilities through 2023 but to be made permanent. The Centers for Medicare…

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