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A Vote for Telehealth is a Vote for American Patients’ and Doctors’ Well-Being

Health Populi

Those pens would do two things to modernize American health care for both patients and doctors: first, Congress would pass the CONNECT for Health Act (HR 4189. S 2016) and second, re-introduce and sign the Telehealth Modernization Act. Why this call-to-action on the 118 th U.S. Congress to address telehealth right now?

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Loneliness, Public Policy and AI – Lessons From the UK For the US

Health Populi

These policy recommendations are rooted in a tragedy: the murder of Jo Cox, the Labour MP who was murdered in 2016. And here is an important essay, quite timely to revisit from 2016, from The New Yorker on Jo Cox, the Brexit Vote, and the Politics of Murder. Jo had set up the Commission on Loneliness before she was killed.

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Why telemedicine is a great option for Medicaid recipients

American Well

In fact, in 2016, 21% of those who earn $30k or less are smartphone dependent, meaning that they have a smartphone but not broadband internet at home. Since changes to reimbursement are happening all the time, it’s best to go to a site such at the Center for Connected Health Policy to find out what’s happening in your state.

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Why telemedicine is a great option for Medicaid recipients

American Well

In fact, in 2016, 21% of those who earn $30k or less are smartphone dependent, meaning that they have a smartphone but not broadband internet at home. Since changes to reimbursement are happening all the time, it’s best to go to a site such at the Center for Connected Health Policy to find out what’s happening in your state.

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FCC Chairman Announces New Telehealth Initiatives, Expanded Funding

care innovations

At the recently concluded Connected Health Conference in Boston, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai delivered a keynote speech expressing his agency’s dedication to expanding federal funding for key telehealth initiatives, along with a few new proposals for accomplishing them.

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Digital Transformation Is The New Mantra But Can’t Happen Without Access To Connectivity

Health Populi

The OECD calls this out as unequal access to broadband of sufficient quality where the share of households with broadband connections in rural areas is less than the share in urban areas — a gap that is even more significant when accounting for connection speed (which represents the quality of the connection).

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South Central Legislative/Regulatory Update – November 2017

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

The following is a list of legislative activities compiled by the Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) for telehealth and telemedicine within the South Central region (AR, MS, and TN). CCHP has a pending legislation/regulation webpage located at the following link: [link]. LEGISLATION. Passed Legislation.