Key Senate panel wants to axe in-person requirement for virtual mental health services
(By Rachel Cohrs for STAT) WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators working on mental health policy have proposed axing
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Telehealth
FAQs on Medicare Coverage of Telehealth
(Wyatt Koma, Juliette Cubanski, and Tricia Neuman for Kaiser Family Foundation published May 23, 2022) Telehealth, the provision of health
Read MoreImproving access to virtual care for homebound rural Veterans
(Source – blogs. va.gov) VA Geriatric Scholar Christy Rothermel from Coatesville VA is narrowing the rural digital divide by helping
Read More43% of Medicare beneficiaries used telehealth services in 1st year of pandemic
(By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review) A March 15 HHS Office of the Inspector General report concluded telehealth was
Read More$1.5 trillion congressional omnibus bill extends telehealth coverage
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Congress passed a $1.5 trillion omnibus spending bill March 10 that allows employers
Read MoreAs internet access limits telehealth’s reach, insurers are starting to cover the bill
(By Katie Palmer for STAT) Billions of dollars have been poured into telehealth during the pandemic: Insurers loosened the purse
Read MoreCongress is asking for continued federal funding for Medicare telehealth
Many lawmakers have co-signed a letter addressed to the Congressional leadership requesting the expansion of telehealth services for Medicare beneficiaries.
Read More‘The Charges Seem Crazy’: Hospitals Impose a ‘Facility Fee’ — For a Video Visit
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) When Arielle Harrison’s 9-year-old needed to see a pediatric specialist at Yale New
Read More2020 saw Medicare spending drop, telehealth scooping larger cut of budget, report says: 7 takeaways
(By Nick Moran for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare saw a 14 percent dip in anticipated payments to physicians in 2020,
Read MorePost-Pandemic, What’s a Phone Call From Your Physician Worth?
(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) Maybe this has happened to you recently: Your doctor telephoned to check in
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