Telehealth advocates have launched another effort to prompt Congress to establish a post-pandemic connected health policy.
The eHealth Initiative is leading a new letter-writing effort to permanently...
Remote patient monitoring may be catching on with health systems across the country, but its path to Medicare reimbursement is still a work in progress.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
Lawmakers are re-introducing a bill aimed at extending Medicare coverage for home health services delivered by telehealth during a public health emergency.
S. 1309, introduced on April 22 by US...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has made corrections to the 2021 Physician Fee Schedule, opening the door to improved reimbursement for remote patient monitoring.
In a January 19...
Provider Relief Funding through The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act allowed provider organizations to keep their doors open and supported operational costs, including...
Dozens of health systems across the country are embracing a program that uses telehealth and mHealth to provide care at home for patients who would otherwise be hospitalized.
Centers for Medicare...
The 2021 Physician Fee Schedule isn’t knocking anyone over with optimism for the future of telehealth adoption.
Reactions to last week’s final draft from the Centers for Medicare &...
Telehealth and remote patient monitoring will see significant improvements in Medicare coverage in 2021.
The long-awaited 2021 Physician Fee Schedule, unveiled on Tuesday by the Centers for Medicare...
Six health systems across the country are expanding their telehealth platform to treat patients at home under a new program launched by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
The Acute...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced that 11 more telehealth services will qualify for Medicare reimbursement during the coronavirus pandemic.
The agency also released new...
The eHealth Initiative has unveiled recommendations for federal policy changes to help expand telehealth access and coverage during and beyond the coronavirus pandemic.
The 22-page report comes...
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...
The federal government is clarifying how it regulates remote patient monitoring, with changes that could significantly affect – and potentially restrict - how care providers use telehealth and...
While Congress debates extending telehealth coverage and President Trump tries to compel it through an Executive Order, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is poised to eliminate most of...
Federal officials are promoting telehealth expansion in rural communities through a new funding model that gives healthcare providers the financial resources to adopt connected health platforms.
The...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has come out with its long-anticipated plans to expand telehealth coverage beyond the coronavirus pandemic.
An advance copy of the proposed 2021...
Senator Lamar Alexander has added another telehealth bill to the rapidly growing list of efforts to expand connected health coverage in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Tennessee Republican...
Federal efforts to expand Medicare’s telehealth coverage during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic “played a critical role in helping to maintain access to primary care...
The drumbeat for permanent telehealth coverage is growing louder, with yet another bill introduced in Congress and calling for expanded guidelines and more reimbursement.
The Protecting Access to...
More than 9 million Medicare beneficiaries used telehealth during the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic, according to data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, with a weekly...
