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Mar 11, 2020 •Blog

Tele-Tuesday: Congress’s Coronavirus Bill Includes Major Telehealth Changes

As part of emergency funding to combat the threat of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), last week Congress waived many of the telehealth restrictions for Medicare services…

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Mar 11, 2020 •Blog

Coverage and Payment Related to COVID-19 Medicaid and CHIP

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Mar 11, 2020 •Blog

Information Related to COVID-19 Individual and Small Group Market Insurance Coverage

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Mar 11, 2020 •Blog

CMS Announces Actions to Address Spread of Coronavirus

Mar 04, 2020 Hospices Hospitals Nursing facilities Safety CMS Announces Actions to Address Spread of CoronavirusCMS calls on all health care providers to activate infection control practices…

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Mar 11, 2020 •Blog

CMS Issues COVID-19 Prevention Guidance for Hospices

The U.S. Centers for Health & Human Services (CMS) has issued guidelines for protecting health care workers who operate in the home and community from COVID-19, including hospice providers. …

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Mar 11, 2020 •Blog

Pence: Major health insurers have agreed to waive copays for coronavirus tests

Vice President Pence said Tuesday that a group of major health insurance companies have agreed not to charge patients copays when they get tested for coronavirus. Pence…

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Mar 11, 2020 •Blog

COVID19-Coronavirus Disease-CDC Protects and Prepares Communities

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Mar 11, 2020 •Blog

To Avoid Quarantining Healthcare Workers, Hospitals Expand Telehealth to Screen for COVID-19

Thanks to COVID-19, we’re running low on personal protective equipment (PPE), hand sanitizers, and allegedly, in some cases, responsible oversight of government responders. Now it appears that we may run low…

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Mar 11, 2020 •Blog

Industry Leans on Telehealth to Tackle COVID-19 Outbreak

As the COVID-19 outbreak encroaches into communities across the US, payers, providers, and vendors are using telehealth to expand access to care. By Samantha McGrail March 10, 2020 – Blue…

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Mar 11, 2020 •Blog

How Are Payers Covering COVID-19 Testing for High-Risk Patients?

Populations most vulnerable to high out-of-pocket costs for COVID-19 testing include low-income, uninsured, underinsured, and immigrants. Source: Getty ImagesShare on Twitter By Kelsey Waddill March 09, 2020 – As the…

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Mar 11, 2020 •Blog

CMS Issues Home Health COVID-19 Guidance, Eases Supplies Standards

After days of issuing updated guidance for skilled nursing operators and other Medicare providers regarding COVID-19, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is now…

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Mar 10, 2020 •aTouchAway

Coronavirus Scare Likely to Boost Telehealth Adoption Among Home-Based Care Providers

On Thursday, the Senate approved a bill that will provide $8.3 billion in emergency funds to help mitigate the effects of COVID-19, otherwise known as the coronavirus.…

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Mar 10, 2020 •Blog

COVID-19 Update: Reimbursement issues – Who is picking up the tab for coronavirus testing?

Insurance coverageIn a statement on March 6, 2020, the Board of Directors for America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) announced that insurers are voluntarily covering the diagnostic testing of COVID-19…

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Mar 9, 2020 •aTouchAway

Telehealth Shaping Up for COVID-19

Cardiology illustrates what specialties can do to be ready As COVID-19 coronavirus encroaches into communities across the U.S., cardiology’s use of telemedicine could set a precedent for…

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Mar 8, 2020 •Blog

AS CORONAVIRUS SPREADS, MEDICARE GETS TELEMEDICINE OPTION

WASHINGTON (AP) — The coronavirus legislation signed by President Donald Trump on Friday lets Medicare expand the use of telemedicine in outbreak areas, potentially reducing infection risks…

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