As the COVID-19 pandemic continues across the United States, states, payers, and providers are looking for ways to expand access to telehealth servic es. Telehealth is an essential tool in ensuring patients are able to access...more
3/14/2022
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Healthcare Reform ,
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Medicare ,
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Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, states typically required providers to be licensed in the state(s) where they were practicing. In response to the pandemic, nearly all states provided temporary waivers of these requirements....more
3/11/2022
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Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
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Licensing Rules ,
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Proposed Legislation ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
During the COVID-19 pandemic, HHS has allowed numerous telehealth flexibilities across Medicare and Medicaid, making it possible for patients to receive care remotely from their homes and enabling states, managed care...more
The American Medical Association (AMA) and Manatt Health Strategies (Manatt Health) gathered a diverse working group of stakeholders representative of physician practices and health systems, large employers, health plans and...more
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues across the United States, states, payers, and providers are looking for ways to expand access to telehealth servic es. Telehealth is an essential tool in ensuring patients are able to access...more
2/14/2022
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Healthcare Reform ,
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Popular ,
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As the COVID-19 pandemic continues across the United States, states, payers, and providers are looking for ways to expand access to telehealth servic es. Telehealth is an essential tool in ensuring patients are able to access...more
12/3/2021
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
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FCC ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Patient Access ,
Physician Fee Schedule ,
Rural Health Care Program ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine ,
Underserved Locations
The Big Picture -
On November 2, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released Medicare Program; CY 2022 Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment Policies;...more
11/16/2021
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Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Medicare ,
Mental Health ,
Physician Fee Schedule ,
Physicians ,
Reimbursements ,
Rural Health Care Program ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues across the United States, states, payers, and providers are looking for ways to expand access to telehealth services. Telehealth is an essential tool in ensuring patients are able to access...more