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Home Health Emergency Access to Telehealth (HEAT) Act

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Jun 29, 2021 •Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - Medicare

What will home care look like post-COVID-19? Brooks-LaSure will help guide us

It is not a coincidence that two symbolic healthcare policy events took place this week. I’m talking about the Senate’s confirmation of Chiquita Brooks-LaSure as administrator of the Centers…

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May 13, 2021 •Telehealth

Senators Reintroduce Home Health Telehealth Legislation

The home health industry hasn’t given up on securing telehealth reimbursement during the public health emergency. Their tenacity is being rewarded with recent legislative movement on Capitol…

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Dec 1, 2020 •Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - Medicare

Diving into the Home Health Emergency Access to Telehealth (HEAT) Act

The Medicare home health benefit does not currently permit the inclusion of telehealth services as a reimbursable service as part of the plan of care. Despite this,…

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Nov 13, 2020 •COVID-19 - Coronavirus

Telehealth Update: Expansion of the Public Health Emergency, Telehealth Services for Home Health Beneficiaries, and a Special Event

As COVID-19 infection rates continue to rise in areas of the country, telehealth continues to play an important role in the delivery of healthcare, especially to those…

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Nov 4, 2020 •Telehealth

Bipartisan bill would improve access to telehealth services

The bipartisan Home Health Emergency Access to Telehealth (HEAT) Act, introduced by Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Ben Cardin (D-MD), if passed, would provide Medicare reimbursement for audio and…

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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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Nov 2, 2020 •Home Health Emergency Access to Telehealth (HEAT) Act

Collins, Cardin Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve Access to Home Health Care Furnished By Telehealth Amid Public Health Emergencies

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Ben Cardin (D-MD) introduced the Home Health Emergency Access to Telehealth (HEAT) Act, a bipartisan bill to provide Medicare reimbursement for…

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