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CMS Heeds AAFP’s Call to Dramatically Expand Telehealth
The Academy’s push to give family physicians broad latitude to use telehealth in the fight against COVID-19 delivered a substantial win March 30, when CMS announced plans…
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How COVID-19 could lead to the rapid adoption of telehealth
The World Health Organization’s qualification of coronavirus as a pandemic is already changing the way that cultures and industries across the globe operate. The healthcare industry is…
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CARES Act waivers from CMS provide additional flexibility for telehealth services and relief from certain Stark Law liabilities (United States)
On March 27, 2020, Congress passed, and President Trump signed, the $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act)stimulus package aimed at addressing the coronavirus disease…
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“Telehealth for all” could be the answer to healthcare reform
The coronavirus is getting us comfortable with the virtual doctor’s appointment, and that’s going to ultimately change the entire conversation about the cost of healthcare. The U.S.…
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Deploying a Telehealth Strategy to Mitigate the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Only weeks ago, American doctors’ waiting rooms were bustling with patients of all ages. This was no surprise as it is estimated that in an average year…
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CMS Announces Additional Expansion of Telehealth Services
On March 30, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced an additional temporary expansion of telehealth services to Medicare beneficiaries. CMS’s announcement of this…
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PICTURING TELEHEALTH IN A POST-PANDEMIC WORLD
“The game changer for telehealth post pandemic is a whole new population will now have the experience of using the technology for the first time,” says Gurpreet…
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CMS Expands Flexibilities in Response to COVID-19
On March 30, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a series of temporary waivers and an Interim Final Rule with Comment in response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19)…
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Telehealth, Not the ER, Must Be the Front Line in the War on Coronavirus | Opinion
In the United States, people with, and especially without, insurance are used to heading to the emergency room if they need care quickly. Even before the coronavirus crisis,…
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COVID-19: Telehealth Takeaways from the CARES Act
On March 27th, Congress passed and the President signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the CARES Act). On both the federal and state levels we have…
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More Telehealth, Less Red Tape: What Agencies Should Know About CMS’s Home Health Changes
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) took “unprecedented” action to reduce red tape for home health care agencies and other Medicare providers on Monday.…
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How Cash-Strapped Home Health Agencies Can Take Advantage of the CARES Act
On Friday, President Donald Trump’s signature finalized a record-breaking $2 trillion stimulus package, officially titled the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The act’s aim:…
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COVID-19: New Law Allows Free Telehealth without Blowing Tax Benefits of Health Savings Accounts
On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the CARES Act) into law. The CARES Act contains several provisions affecting healthcare…
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CMS adds 85 more Medicare services covered under telehealth
CMS on March 30 issued various regulatory changes to further support hospitals’, physicians’ and other healthcare organizations’ capabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic, including expanding Medicare coverage of telehealth visits. On March…
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CMS Affirms Payment Parity for Telehealth, Adds More Covered Services
In its latest moves to expand telehealth adoption during the Coronavirus pandemic, CMS has added 85 telehealth services to the list of services covered by Medicare and…
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