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Aug 4, 2021 •Telehealth

Telehealth use among Medicare beneficiaries varies widely: 5 insights based on age, race & location

While more than one in four (27 percent) of Medicare beneficiaries had a telehealth visit between the summer and fall of 2020, participants ranged by factors including…

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Aug 3, 2021 •Telehealth

Senate Bill Would Extend Telehealth Flexibilities Beyond Pandemic

A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators have reintroduced the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2021. If enacted the…

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Aug 3, 2021 •Telemedicine

Politicians Rush to Preserve Popular Pandemic-Era Telemedicine

Video conferences have long outlived their charm, but one pandemic staple remains popular: the virtual doctor’s visit. Now politicians around the country are racing against deadlines to make…

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Aug 3, 2021 •CONNECT Act

CONNECT for Health Act reintroduced, would expand telehealth access

The legislation, sponsored by 50 senators, would permanently remove geographic restrictions on telehealth sites and expand originating sites, among other provisions. By Kat Jercich April 30, 2021…

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Aug 3, 2021 •Telehealth

New Letter Urges Congress to Establish a Post-Pandemic Telehealth Policy

The eHealth Initiative and several high-profile organizations are once again asking Congressional leadership to enact long-term telehealth policy to preserve some access and coverage rules that have…

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Aug 3, 2021 •Telehealth

New Bill Aims to Launch Pilot Programs for Telehealth, Remote Patient Monitoring

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Aug 2, 2021 •Telehealth

Congress Gets Another Shot at Codifying Telehealth Coverage for FQHCs, RHCs

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Jul 30, 2021 •Telehealth

430 groups demand congressional action on permanently expanding telehealth flexibilities

More than 400 advocacy groups are calling for Congress to act quickly to permanently expand flexibilities for telehealth that could go away after the end of the…

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Jul 30, 2021 •Telehealth

As ‘telehealth cliff’ looms, hundreds of healthcare orgs urge Congress to act

More than 400 healthcare and technology organizations are calling on Capitol Hill to eliminate arbitrary restrictions while helping FQHCs and critical access hospitals offer wider access to virtual…

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Jul 29, 2021 •Telehealth

CMS Proposes Better Home Health, Access; Telehealth Bills Target Rural Health, Diabetes

Two proposed rules from CMS target better home health and access to health insurance exchanges, while proposed telehealth bills aim to improve rural health access and diabetes…

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Jul 29, 2021 •Telehealth

HHS ‘absolutely supportive’ of permanent telehealth provisions after pandemic, Secretary Xavier Becerra says

HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra voiced his support for permanent telehealth expansions and reducing access barriers after the pandemic ends during The Washington Post‘s June 24 virtual event on…

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Jul 23, 2021 •Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

FCC Launches Connected Care Pilot Program, Announces 36 Award Recipients

The Federal Communications Commission has posted new guidelines for its Connected Care Pilot Program and announced 36 telehealth projects that have qualified for funding. By Eric Wicklund June…

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Jul 23, 2021 •American Medical Association (AMA)

AMA calls for action to help telehealth flourish post-pandemic

The use of telehealth has exploded during the COVID-19 pandemic, but critical issues related to health inequity, state medical licensure requirements, regulation and payment must be addressed…

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Jul 23, 2021 •Telehealth

Telehealth Is Here to Stay

After a year of change, how will homecare adapt online? by Hannah Wolfson Tuesday, June 1st, 2021 In the earliest days of the emerging COVID-19 pandemic—in a…

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Jul 23, 2021 •Telehealth

Will telehealth be the new frontline of healthcare?

Lori Prestesater shares three key factors that should be taken into consideration if healthcare providers are to continue along their trajectory towards being truly digitally driven Digitally delivered…

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