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Banner | Aetna Takes Aim at Type 2 Diabetes With Virtual Care Partnership

February 11, 2022 - With the extremely high frequency of type 2 diabetes in Arizona, Virta Health’s partnership with Banner | Aetna can significantly improve the health of this population. Banner | Aetna is a health insurance company from Arizona that launched in 2011 with the aim of providing healthcare consumers with affordable resources and high-quality care....

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How Telehealth Will Continue its Evolution Beyond Pandemic Response

by Anuja Vaidya

It has been nearly two years since telehealth's meteoric rise in popularity. Though it is clear that telehealth is here to stay, its role in care delivery will continue to evolve beyond being a tool to address the social distancing...

CMS Bypasses Telehealth Coverage in Medicare Diabetes Prevention Programs

by Eric Wicklund

Federal officials aren’t willing to endorse Medicare coverage for telehealth services in diabetes prevention programs. As part of the proposed 2022 Physician Fee Schedule released this week, the...

Senators Eye Medicare Coverage for Telehealth in Diabetes Prevention Programs

by Eric Wicklund

A group of Senators has re-introduced a bill that would establish Medicare coverage for care providers who use telehealth in diabetes prevention programs. The Promoting Responsible and Effective...

Lawmakers Again Seek Medicare Coverage of Telehealth in Diabetes Prevention Services

by Eric Wicklund

Lawmakers are once again being asked to add telehealth services to the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program, giving healthcare providers more tools to improve the health and wellness of millions at...

CMS Facing Pressure to Add Telehealth to Diabetes Prevention Programs

by Eric Wicklund

The Alliance for Connected Care is leading a new lobbying effort to include telehealth in a Medicare-funded diabetes prevention program. The organization is lining up supporters behind a letter that...

Remote Patient Monitoring Programs Remain in Infancy Stages

by Emily Sokol, MPH

Many remote patient monitoring programs aim to prevent health emergencies for patients with chronic conditions, but these programs tend to still be in the early stages of development, according to the...

Medicare Extends COVID-19 Telehealth Coverage in Diabetes Prevention Programs

by Eric Wicklund

Healthcare providers who use telehealth in their Diabetes Prevention Programs will continue to be reimbursed through Medicare during the coronavirus pandemic, according to guidelines issued this week...

Using Telehealth for Adolescent HIV, Chronic Disease Prevention

by Hannah Nelson

Stanford Children's Health has launched a new chronic disease prevention virtual care program that utilizes telehealth strategies to provide comprehensive HIV-prevention services to patients up to...

AMA Foundation Supports Telehealth Initiative in Chicago’s West Side

by Eric Wicklund

The American Medical Association Foundation is donating $100,000 to a Chicago organization that uses telehealth to help underserved residents monitor hypertension. The donation to West Side United is...

Year-Long Study Validates Telehealth Use in Diabetes Prevention Efforts

by Eric Wicklund

A year-long study conducted by the University of Nebraska and Wake Forest University has found that a telehealth platform can help reduce the risk of diabetes in people with a high likelihood of...

Study: Changes Are Needed to Make Telehealth a Primary Care Platform

by Eric Wicklund

While telehealth use has skyrocketed during the coronavirus pandemic, not everyone has made the jump to virtual care – and that could be putting some people in danger. A recent study out of...

New Bill Would Add Telehealth to Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program

by Eric Wicklund

A group of Senators has introduced a bill that would expand access to the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program through telehealth. S 4709 was introduced this week by Senators Tim Scott (R-SC), Mark...

VA Expands Telehealth Services For Veterans Living With Cancer

by Eric Wicklund

The Department of Veterans Affairs is expanding its telehealth platform to give veterans access to precision cancer care and genetic counseling no matter where they live. The VA announced last week...

Senators Lobby CMS for Telehealth Coverage in Diabetes Prevention Programs

by Eric Wicklund

A group of Senators is asking the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to expand Medicare reimbursement for Diabetes Prevention Programs to include telehealth platforms. In a letter to Health...

CMS Mulling Medicare Reimbursement for Virtual Diabetes Programs

by Eric Wicklund

CMS officials are reportedly looking at allowing Medicare reimbursement for Diabetes Prevention Programs that use telehealth and mHealth. The news comes from Politico, which reported today that Seema...

Apple, J&J Launch New mHealth Study Targeting Wearables and AFib

by Eric Wicklund

Apple is partnering with Johnson & Johnson on a new mHealth study to determine whether the Apple Watch and an accompanying app can help reduce the risk of stroke in older Americans. The Heartline...

Alabama Telehealth Network Adds Lung Cancer Consults for Rural Patients

by Eric Wicklund

Rural Alabama residents at risk of developing lung cancer are now able to access cancer specialists through a telehealth pilot program launched by the University of Alabama at Birmingham. UAB, whose...

New Partnership Gives Pharmacies mHealth Tools for Diabetes Prevention

by Eric Wicklund

The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) is making mHealth and telehealth an integral part of its diabetes prevention efforts in underserved communities through a new partnership. The APhA...

A Telehealth Project in Cleveland Combines Hair Care and Healthcare

by Eric Wicklund

An innovative project in Ohio is using barbershops, hair salons and telehealth to screen people for hypertension. Three Cleveland-area barbershops in urban neighborhoods are currently working with the...

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