Medicare payers vow to keep covering remote patient monitoring
(By Giles Bruce for Becker’s Hospital Review) Private insurance companies that contract for Medicare will continue to pay for remote
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Medicare telehealth flexibilities to remain in place until 2024
(By Naomi Diaz for Becker’s Hospital Review) The COVID-19 public health emergency is set to expire on May 11, but
Read moreMedicare improperly paid for $580M in psychotherapy services, OIG audit finds
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare improperly paid for over half a billion dollars in psychotherapy services, including
Read moreVA Telehealth Services celebrates 20 years
(Source – news.va.gov) This May will mark 20 years since the launch of the VA Telehealth Services program office. That’s
Read moreProvisions of the comprehensive Cleland-Dole Act
(Source – news.va.gov) The Joseph Maxwell Cleland and Robert Joseph Dole Memorial Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act of
Read moreDying patients protest looming telehealth crackdown
(By JoNel Aleccia — Associated Press published by STAT on April 23, 2023) At age 93, struggling with the effects
Read moreNational TeleOncology: Ensuring Veteran access to best oncology care
(Source – news.va.gov) Dr. Vida Passero, chief medical officer of VA’s National TeleOncology (NTO), is at the forefront of ensuring
Read moreWhy Medicare advisory group is going after telehealth, at-home care
(By Giles Bruce for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare is paying too much for telehealth and at-home care, the executive director of
Read moreNew VA practice simplifies care for Veterans
(Source – news.va.gov) A VA practice framework called Care Coordination and Integrated Case Management (CC & ICM) seeks to engage,
Read moreStates Step In as Telehealth and Clinic Patients Get Blindsided by Hospital Fees
(By Markian Hawryluk for Kaiser Health News) When Brittany Tesso’s then-3-year-old son, Roman, needed an evaluation for speech therapy in
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