Health Populi

AUGUST 3, 2021

“You can trust us to help you find the right Medicare coverage for you and your lifestyle,” the tagline reads. It is, specifically, Midwest Heritage, Hy-Vee’s banking, insurance and investments subsidiary, that will implement the Medicare Aisle program. And now, what do we mean when we say “grocery store?”

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FierceHealthIT

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Mental health provider Brightside Health is partnering with Centene, Optum, Lucet, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas and other payers to serve 50 million people in Medicare and Medicaid. Brightside Health announced expanded partnerships with major health payers including Centene, Optum and Lucet on Thursday.

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Mobi Health News

JULY 6, 2023

Select Humana Medicare Advantage members will now have in-network access to Valera's telemental health offerings.

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Mental health Medicare 232

FierceHealthIT

MARCH 29, 2024

Virtual mental health company Brightside Health picked up $33 million in fresh funding to help propel its expansion into Medicare and Medicaid populations. | Virtual mental health company Brightside Health picked up $33 million in fresh funding to help propel its expansion into Medicare and Medicaid populations.

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Digital Health Global

OCTOBER 24, 2023

–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Telemynd , a leading virtual mental health solution, today announced its latest partnership with renowned healthcare service provider UnitedHealthcare. This collaboration now enables them to provide mental health services to an extensive network of over 82 million individuals. MAYNARD, Mass.–(BUSINESS

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Mental health Patient Experience Digital Health Medicare 88

Mobi Health News

OCTOBER 1, 2022

The new allocation will help the company expand its insurance coverage, including Medicare and Medicaid, across the U.S.

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Mental health Medicare 279

Digital Health Global

MARCH 26, 2024

CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Kooth Digital Health , a mental health and well-being platform for young people, today announced a partnership with Aetna Better Health® of Illinois. According to a National Alliance for Mental Illness report, 61.8% billion commitment to youth mental health.

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Mental health Digital Health Medicare 88

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 19, 2023

Over the last few years, Medicare Advantage plans have dramatically increased their deployment of telehealth systems for seniors. While some in the healthcare industry may be skeptical of telehealth’s utilization, particularly within the Medicare population, these plans continue to move full steam ahead.

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Mobi Health News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The tech giant also announces a partnership between YouTube and the Kaiser Family Foundation that aims to help organizations create high-quality informational content on topics like mental health, maternal care and health inequity.

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FierceHealthIT

APRIL 4, 2023

Podnosis': Tackling adolescent mental health, and how inflation and labor shortages will play out in Medicare Advantage tcarey Tue, 04/04/2023 - 16:27

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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 25, 2022

Insurance navigator Fair Square Medicare raises $15 million, AI-enabled prostate cancer care startup Avenda Health scores $10 million, and oncology clinical trial startup Trial Library emerges from stealth with $5 million.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 5, 2022

It should not be news to anyone in the healthcare industry that the nation is suffering a profound shortage of mental health professionals, which was exacerbated by the pandemic. What is news to many is the different ways various telemedicine technologies are being used to help chip away at the mental health-staffing problem.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JANUARY 26, 2023

Entitled Reimbursement Repercussions of April 2023, End of Public Health Emergency , the article raised several questions from readers who voiced concern over the mental health telehealth in-person visit requirement. ” See New Medicare Law Requires In-Person Visit for Telehealth Coverage for more information. .”

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Mental health Telehealth Medicare Public Health 75

Iris Telehealth

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

There are many barriers that can keep people from getting the mental health care they need. Thankfully, organizations like the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) continue to drive new initiatives to mitigate this barrier and help more people get the care they need. One of these key barriers is access.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 13, 2022

A new project in the Australian state of Victoria aims to improve the telehealth capabilities of mental health and palliative care services. million) funding from the federal government-backed Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre (DHCRC) for its Enhanced Telehealth Capabilities project. million ($1.5 ON THE RECORD.

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Mental health Telehealth Patient Experience Medicare 133

FierceHealthIT

MARCH 12, 2024

President Joe Biden's 2025 budget did not just touch upon cybersecurity, the drug price negotiation program and Medicare solvency, as the plan also suggested policy for mental health, health equity | Many significant policy items in Biden's proposed 2025 fiscal year budget don't grab the initial headlines, but he's looking to make (..)

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Mental health Medicare 123

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 30, 2022

Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General released a study examining how Medicare beneficiaries used telehealth during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. "Telehealth was critical for providing services to Medicare beneficiaries during the first year of the pandemic," read the report.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 6, 2023

Select Humana Medicare Advantage members will now have in-network access to Valera's telemental health offerings.

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Mental health Medicare 110

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 19, 2020

Staff members were unsure if Medicare and Medicaid would honor the prospective payment-system rate. Staff would offer Zoom telehealth capabilities for medical and mental health patients. Regarding mental health, Zoom was the easier platform to implement, since there were multiple licensure capabilities.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Rippl Raises $32 Million to Build the Future of Mental Health Care for Seniors. Rippl , a mental health company focused on caring for seniors with dementia and other neurocognitive conditions, launched today with $32 million in seed round funding led by ARCH Venture Partners and General Catalyst.

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Clocktree

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2019 has bipartisan Senate and House support and would expand telehealth services through Medicare. The CONNECT for Health Act of 2019 builds on the progress made in recent years to increase the use of telehealth through Medicare.

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Health Populi

MAY 10, 2022

Last month, AARP published research on older peoples’ perspectives on their state of mental health and well-being. “While it is understandable to see a decline in mental health or emotional well-being during trying times, this is not a normal part of aging.

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Telehealth Mental health Public Health Medicare 308

Mend

MARCH 27, 2023

In part 1 of our blog series, Mend reviews the permanent Medicare changes to the Telehealth policy. The COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) has been in place for three years. Permanent Medicare Changes Relating to Telehealth Policy At the start of COVID-19, the CMS used emergency waivers to streamline access to virtual care.

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Mend

APRIL 4, 2023

In part 2 of our blog series, Mend reviews the temporary Medicare changes for telehealth lasting until the end of 2024. As we head closer to the public health emergency (PHE) end date of May 11, 2023, providers must prepare for changes. More specifically, Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs).

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JANUARY 12, 2023

In January 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) rolled out a new telehealth “indicator” to make information about Medicare telehealth providers on publically-available clinician profile pages more readily available. Medicare Telemedicine Snapshot Data File. 2021 (2021). 2021 (2021).

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Medicare Telehealth Telemedicine Public Health 52

Health Populi

APRIL 16, 2024

Presidential elections to that point, and that the last retiring Baby Boomer enrolls in Medicare that year. Let’s take a walk with “Quincy” through each of the four worlds to see how their health care experience might play out across the key driving forces. The community ethos bolsters social cohesion and mental health.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 16, 2021

would remove the statutory requirement that Medicare beneficiaries be seen in person within six months of receiving mental health services through telehealth. "Medicare patients deserve direct access to telemental health services, and this bill removes barriers, to make this possible," he said.

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Mental health Medicare Telehealth Public Health 209

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

But on the upside, note that a growing percentage of health consumers were very satisfied with the virtual health encounter, up from 39% in 2021 to 56% very satisfied in 2023.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Emergency departments (EDs) nationwide face numerous challenges, including the demand issue of many mental health patients and few mental health professionals to serve them. How Emergency Telehealth Can Reduce Mental Health Delays. Route to Expanding State Telehealth Medicaid Programs Post-COVID-19.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Of all the payors consistently funded to expand telehealth in the immediate future, Medicare stands head and shoulders above many others. On October 8, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the final CY 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) rule.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JANUARY 17, 2023

While the official end of the public health emergency (PHE) was extended to April 2023 for many federal government programs, two federal actions will further extend the deadline for federal Medicare reimbursement until at least December 31, 2024.

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FierceHealthIT

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

million people 65 and older in the country, making up about 22% of t | The capital will be used to support Bold’s continued expansion with national and regional Medicare plans and provider groups and accelerate the growth of its clinical exercise offerings to support the diverse physical and mental health needs of older adults.

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Mental health Medicare 117

Health Populi

JUNE 2, 2022

In this essay on health disparities and equity for older adults, I weave together new data from, The United Health Foundation’s study on seniors’ health status in America’s Health Rankings for 2022. RAND and CMS research into seniors health disparities among Medicare Advantage enrollees.

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Mental health Medicare Telemedicine Health Policy 182

Telebehavioral Health Institute

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Professionals looking for current metrics related to opportunities in telemental health or telebehavioral health will find a treasure-trove in the recent Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) Congressional report. The November 15, 2018 CMS Congressional report is entitled, Information on Medicare … Read more.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 29, 2024

With Over $100M in Total Funding, the Telemental Health Company is Poised for its Next Phase of Growth Telemental health company Brightside Health today announced a strategic Series C raise led by S32, as well as the appointment of industry titan Trip Hofer to the Board of Directors to advise on go-to-market strategy and execution.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

One of the great use cases for telemedicine has proven to be mental health. Rarely does mental health require in-person tests. Telehealth will continue to grow because it fills a void in the mental health space by creating improved access for many individuals who lacked this access previously.

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Mental health Telehealth Psychiatry Public Health 138

Telebehavioral Health Institute

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Professionals looking for current metrics related to opportunities in telemental health or telebehavioral health will find a treasure-trove in the recent Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) Congressional report. The November 15, 2018 CMS Congressional report is entitled, Information on Medicare … Read more.

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