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Virtual Exam and Virtual Care

Healthcare access, remote physical exams, rural and school health, reimbursement, clinical technology, and the evolving ways care can reach patients.

Apr 8, 2019 •Blog

CMS Finalizes Telehealth Expansion for Medicare Advantage Plans

CMS has finalized new rules unveiled last year that will expand telehealth access and reimbursement for the growing number of Americans in Medicare Advantage plans – and…

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Apr 8, 2019 •Blog

New CMS ruling expands telehealth access to Medicare Advantage patients

The new ruling will expand access geographical and plans will have more flexibility in payment models. By Laura Lovett Come 2020, Medicare Advantage (MA) members will have…

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Apr 7, 2019 •Blog

CMS expands Medicare Advantage coverage of telehealth services

The new rule, which will go into effect in the 2020 plan year, will allow Medicare Advantage to offer telehealth services as part of their basic benefits,…

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Apr 6, 2019 •Blog

Home Care Providers Look Ahead as Medicare Advantage Evolution Continues

Home care providers slow to chase Medicare Advantage business opportunities may now be motivated to speed up their pursuits. Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid…

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Apr 5, 2019 •Blog

CMS finalizes policies to bring innovative telehealth benefit to Medicare Advantage

CMS finalizes policies to bring innovative telehealth benefit to Medicare AdvantageFinal Rule will strengthen popular Medicare private health insurance plans, expand telehealth access for patients, and improve…

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Apr 5, 2019 •Blog

CMS Finalizes Expanded Medicare Advantage Telehealth Coverage

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Friday finalized new guidance that will allow Medicare Advantage plans to expand coverage of telehealth services. Beginning in…

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Apr 1, 2019 •Blog

Timely, Regular Doctor Visits Could Reduce Readmissions at Nursing Homes

With the increased premium placed on preventing rehospitalizations from skilled nursing facilities, timely interventions from a doctor can potentially make a major difference. Between 2012 and 2014,…

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Mar 25, 2019 •Blog

Telehealth: A Path to Virtual Integrated Care

Telehealth’s Role in Digital Transformation Telehealth is part of a larger digital transformation in healthcare. Care that used to take place only in brick-and-mortar settings can now…

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Mar 4, 2019 •Blog

Telehealth: A Path to Virtual Integrated Care

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Dec 6, 2018 •Blog

Modernizing Medicare: CMS Expands Reimbursement for Virtual Care and Telehealth

As part of the 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule (Final Rule) published on November 23, 2018,1 the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) took…

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