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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.

Aug 20, 2019 •Blog

Do benefits of remote patient monitoring outweigh challenges?

Remote patient monitoring keeps healthcare providers informed about their patients’ health between visits, and can warn them if something changes that needs immediate attention. Reda Chouffani Biz…

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Jun 28, 2019 •Blog

CMS Innovation Center Proposes Telehealth Solutions in ET3 Model

As part of its efforts to provide patient-centered care and reduce costs for Medicare beneficiaries, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) have developed an Innovation Center…

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May 15, 2019 •Blog

New Bill Seeks to Expand Telehealth Services in Rural Health Clinics

A bill introduced in April seeks to expand telehealth services offered by the nation’s 4,300 rural health clinics by enabling them to be qualified through Medicare as…

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May 13, 2019 •Blog

CMS Issues Final Rule for Telehealth

Monday, May 13, 2019 Citing the use of telehealth as a care delivery option for Medicare Advantage (MA or Part C) enrollees with the potential to “improve…

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Apr 19, 2019 •Blog

CMS Final Rule Offers the Promise of Additional Telehealth Services for MA Plan Enrollees

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has published a final rule that will expand access to telehealth services for Medicare Advantage (“MA”) plan enrollees.[1]CMS Administrator Seema Verma characterized the…

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Apr 17, 2019 •Blog

CMS Shares Strategies for Successful Collaborations Between ACOs, Nursing Homes

The federal government released a breakdown of strategies that accountable care organizations (ACOs) have used to successfully partner with skilled nursing facilities — a move that could…

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Apr 15, 2019 •Blog

CMS Updates MA Flexibility to Allow Telehealth Patient Care Access

The rule updates give Medicare Advantage plans the flexibility to offer telehealth as a covered benefit, boosting patient care access. By Sara Heath April 09, 2019 – CMS…

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Apr 10, 2019 •Blog

CMS Expands Telehealth Benefits under Medicare Advantage

On Friday, April 5, 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced that it had finalized policies allowing Medicare Advantage plans (“MA Plans”) to include additional telehealth…

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Apr 9, 2019 •Blog

Providers pushing for more telehealth flexibility after CMS opens up virtual visits to Medicare Advantage plans

Providers will be able to offer more telemedicine services to seniors in private Medicare plans, thanks to changes announced Friday. But nursing home advocates are pushing for…

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Apr 9, 2019 •Blog

Medicare Advantage plans to offer expanded supplemental benefits and telehealth services

By Meredith Parnell on April 9, 2019h Last week the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced significant policy changes for Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part…

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Apr 9, 2019 •Blog

CMS is loosening regulations on telehealth services offered in Medicare Advantage plans

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a rule proposed in October 2018 that loosens regulations on telehealth services offered in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans.…

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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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