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Mar 19, 2020 Blog

CMS Takes Significant Action to Spur Use of Telehealth Services for Duration of COVID-19 Emergency

On March 13, 2020, President Donald Trump issued a proclamation declaring a national emergency concerning the novel coronavirus disease (the “Emergency Declaration”). The president framed the emergency declaration as…

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Mar 19, 2020 Blog

CMS Expands Nursing Home Telehealth Coverage, Waives HIPAA Penalties During COVID-19 Outbreak

The Trump administration on Tuesday announced an emergency expansion of telehealth coverage for Medicare beneficiaries amid the COVID-19 outbreak, removing multiple regulatory barriers to doctors providing remote…

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Mar 19, 2020 Blog

CMS loosens telehealth laws after national emergency declared for COVID-19

On Friday, President Donald Trump declared a national emergency related to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services loosened requirements that would make it…

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Mar 19, 2020 Blog

Congressional Health Care Law Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

One day after the declaration of a state of emergency by the Trump administration on Friday, March 13, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 6201, the Families…

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Mar 19, 2020 Blog

Trump boosts telehealth services in the fight against coronavirus

(CNN)President Donald Trump offered Americans a fresh weapon to fight the novel coronavirus in his Rose Garden emergency declaration on Friday: Telehealth.In his remarks, Trump said his administration will waive…

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Mar 19, 2020 Blog

Coronavirus: New Guidance For Medicare Advantage and Part D Plans

On Monday, March 9, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) released information on permissible flexibilities and obligations that are in effect during a disaster and…

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Mar 19, 2020 Blog

Telemedicine Is a Safety Valve for a Strained Health Care System

As coronavirus spreads, health officials have had to adopt a very cold calculus. Resources are scarce, so they can only test a limited number of people. Those who are infected…

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Mar 19, 2020 Blog

Virtually Perfect? Telemedicine for Covid-19

Recognizing that patients prioritize convenient and inexpensive care, Duffy and Lee recently asked whether in-person visits should become the second, third, or even last option for meeting…

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Mar 19, 2020 Blog

What the U.S. Needs to Do — Right Now — to Fight Coronavirus

The coronavirus epidemic is rapidly escalating in the United States. In addition to social distancing measures, such as canceling public events and working from home, we need a health system…

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Mar 19, 2020 Blog

Telehealth used in an attempt to curb coronavirus

As the pandemic that is the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) grows, telehealth technology is finding its footing as people become more concerned about their level of exposure to…

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Mar 19, 2020 Blog

Doctors and Patients Turn to Telemedicine in the Coronavirus Outbreak

The use of virtual visits climbs as a way of safely treating patients and containing spread of the infection at hospitals, clinics and medical offices. The man…

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Mar 19, 2020 Blog

Congress Allows HHS to Relax Telehealth Medicare Restrictions in Response to Coronavirus Outbreak

On March 6, 2020, the president signed into law H.R. 6074, the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act (“Act”). This law provides $8.3 billion in emergency funding…

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Mar 19, 2020 Blog

Telehealth News Alert: New Coronavirus (COVID-19) Considerations For Telehealth Providers

As the novel coronavirus outbreak continues, the federal government and commercial health insurers have taken significant steps to increase Americans’ access to treatment and testing. In the…

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Mar 19, 2020 Blog

CMS encourages Medicare Advantage plans to remove barriers to COVID-19 care

The CMS has encouraged Medicare Advantage plans to eliminate or reduce cost-sharing for their members affected by the coronavirus outbreak. Medicare Advantage, the private alternative to the traditional…

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Mar 19, 2020 Blog

Can telehealth benefits combat the new coronavirus?

Virtual care solutions may prevent straining of the health system’s resources and are often low-cost or free, sources told HR Dive. Analysts and consultants have highlighted virtual care as…

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