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Telehealth and the CHRONIC Act of 2017 (S. 870)

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

The CHRONIC Act – Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic Care Act – passed the U.S. Senate on September 14, 2017. House of Representatives, allows for an expansion of telehealth/telemedicine coverage under the Medicare Advantage Plan B. The act, which is now being reviewed in the U.S.

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CMS Reveals New Direction for MSSP Which Adds Risk on ACOs

BHM Healthcare Solutions

The changes will redesign participation options in hopes of encouraging accountable care organisations to take on risk quicker. The change also includes new tools and flexibilities in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, including new beneficiary incentives, telehealth services and beneficiary assignment methodology choices.

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CBO Score Allows CHRONIC Care Act to Pass Hurdle

American Well

Will Expand Medicate Telehealth Coverage. A bipartisan group of US Senators recently reintroduced the Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (or CHRONIC, for short) Care Act of 2017 (first introduced in 2016 ), intended to improve healthcare outcomes for Medicare recipients living with chronic conditions.

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CBO Score Allows CHRONIC Care Act to Pass Hurdle

American Well

Will Expand Medicate Telehealth Coverage. A bipartisan group of US Senators recently reintroduced the Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (or CHRONIC, for short) Care Act of 2017 (first introduced in 2016 ), intended to improve healthcare outcomes for Medicare recipients living with chronic conditions.

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Increases in Employee Healthcare Costs Pushing Businesses to Innovative Solutions to Lower Costs

ACA Times

NBGH found that in applicable states, 96% of large employers will turn to telehealth services, including virtual health options , while 56% will utilize telehealth for behavioral health services. In addition, more employers will invest in accountable care organizations (ACOs).

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“Pathways to Success,” an Overhaul of Medicare’s ACO Program

CMS.gov

Today the Trump Administration announced our overhaul of the program for Accountable Care Organizations, or “ACOs,” in Medicare. million individuals in Fee-for-Service Medicare (of the 38 million total Fee-for-Service beneficiaries) receive care from providers participating in a Medicare ACO. Innovation models.

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5 payer trends to watch in 2018

Henry Kotula

However, the pace of adoption is tempered by provider resistance to taking on risk and by payer reluctance to push providers to do so before they are operationally prepared to be successful,” Abrams said, referencing findings in Numerof & Associates’ 2017 State of Population Health Survey.