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MedPAC: Lower Telehealth Payments to Pre-Pandemic Facility Rates

June 20, 2023 - The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) released its 2023 report to Congress last week, in which it made numerous recommendations, including returning to the pre-pandemic lower facility rate requirement for telehealth services. MedPAC is an independent congressional agency comprised of 17 members that advise the United States Congress on...


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How Telehealth Policy is Evolving at the State Level

by Anuja Vaidya

The COVID-19 pandemic spurred telehealth use to new heights, with policy changes and flexibilities enacted at the state and federal levels supporting the rapid integration of telehealth into routine care delivery. But now, with the public...

MUSC Receives $1.5M Grant to Advance Telehealth Training in Rural Areas

by Anuja Vaidya

The Medical University of South Carolina's (MUSC) Center for Telehealth has received a $1.5 million grant to bolster healthcare training and job placement in rural communities, The Health...

Home-Based Remote Patient Monitoring Yields Highly Accurate BP Readings

by Mark Melchionna

Home-based blood pressure (BP) measurements were more reliable and accurate than those taken in clinics or kiosks, a study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine found.  The study...

Chatham University Offers Telehealth Certification

by Anuja Vaidya

The Chatham University School of Health Sciences has launched a telehealth certification course to train healthcare professionals in providing effective virtual care consultations. The Telehealth...

Bilingual Staff Improve Telehealth Experience in Safety-Net Settings

by Anuja Vaidya

Bilingual personnel and offering audio-only visits were essential for making telehealth visits more efficient and improving the virtual care experience for patients in community health centers, a new...

Doctors Outside US Cannot Bill Medicare for Telehealth, Court Confirms   

by Anuja Vaidya

A telehealth company's attempt to strike down a decision stating that virtual care physicians who are outside of the U.S. are not eligible for Medicare reimbursement was dismissed by a federal...

Virtual Care Provider Sues Rivals, Alleging Data Theft, Patent Violations

by Anuja Vaidya

MDsave, a direct-to-consumer virtual marketplace for healthcare services, has filed a lawsuit against three of its competitors alleging they stole and exploited MDSave's protected data and...

75% of Doctors Worry Telehealth Blocks Visibility Into Addiction Issues

by Anuja Vaidya

Though telehealth has increased access to care in a myriad of ways, a majority of physicians are worried that it does not give them the full picture of patient health ­— especially with...

Colorado Medicaid Program Supports New Teleneurology Project

by Eric Wicklund

Colorado’s Medicaid program is funding a three-year telehealth project aimed at offering virtual visits with neurologists to patients with Huntington’s disease, Parkinson’s disease...

New Bill Targets Telehealth Provisions in High-Deductible Health Plans

by Eric Wicklund

A new bill before Congress aims to improve telehealth coverage, particularly for primary care services, in high-deductible health insurance plans. The Primary and Virtual Care Affordability Act (HR...

Biden Administration Emphasizes Telehealth in its Infrastructure Strategy

by Eric Wicklund

The federal government is making a concerted effort to link broadband connectivity and telehealth to the nation’s infrastructure. The Us Department of Agriculture last week unveiled more than...

FCC Announces 3rd Group of COVID-19 Telehealth Program Awards

by Eric Wicklund

The Federal Communications Commission has announced a third group of healthcare organizations to receive funding through the COVID-19 Telehealth Program. Some 71 projects have qualified for roughly...

ATA Asks the Biden Administration For Assurances on Telehealth Coverage

by Eric Wicklund

Worried that Congress is too busy to take on long-term telehealth policy, telehealth advocates are calling on the Biden Administration to ensure that emergency measures enacted to expand access...

Island Health Expands Its Remote Patient Monitoring Strategy

by Eric Wicklund

Because the remote patient monitoring landscape is so new and innovative, healthcare providers are approaching the space with a wide range of strategies. On Canada’s Pacific coast, one health...

AHRQ Seeks Public Data on COVID-19 Telehealth Programs

by Eric Wicklund

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is asking for help from the public in assessing how telehealth has been used during the pandemic. The agency last week published a request for...

CMS Selects 4 States for ACO-Based Rural Telehealth Delivery Model

by Eric Wicklund

Four states will receive federal funding to expand telehealth and other services in rural areas through an accountable care organization (ACO) model of care. The Centers for Medicare & Medicare...

New Study Offers Mixed Results for Telehealth in Addiction Treatment

by Eric Wicklund

The American Psychiatric Association is tapping the brakes a little bit on the use of telehealth for addiction treatment, saying the potential is there but more proof is needed that virtual care...

Kaiser Permanente, Mayo Launch Coalition to Support Home-Based Telehealth, RPM

by Eric Wicklund

Several large health systems have formed a coalition to support strategies that use telehealth and remote patient monitoring to provide acute care for patients at home. The Advanced Care at Home...

Texas Lawmaker Eyes Telehealth Program for Rural 911 Services

by Eric Wicklund

A Texas lawmaker is calling for a pilot project that would use telehealth to train and assist emergency responders in rural parts of the state. State Rep. Drew Darby last month introduced HB 76 87(3),...

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