2017 Connected Health Health Policy Medicare 
South Central Telehealth Resource Center
OCTOBER 24, 2017
Senate on September 14, 2017. House of Representatives, allows for an expansion of telehealth/telemedicine coverage under the Medicare Advantage Plan B. While the act does not require a Medicare Advantage Plan to offer additional telehealth services, it does allow the option. Medicare Participants.
South Central Telehealth Resource Center
NOVEMBER 27, 2017
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). Reimbursement will be based upon the applicable Medicare guidelines and coding for the different service providers. LEGISLATION.
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South Central Telehealth Resource Center
MARCH 6, 2018
In 2018, updates and changes impacted telehealth policy across the nation. Medicare and Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) Reimbursement. Effective January 1, 2018, Medicare began reimbursing providers for RPM services billed under CPT code 99091. Click here to read specific information on the Medicare website.
South Central Telehealth Resource Center
SEPTEMBER 5, 2017
New legislation at state and federal levels is making it possible for telehealth services to be reimbursed by Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance carriers. In addition to self-pay patients, reimbursement can be sought through Medicaid, Medicare and commercial/private payers. Reimbursement is also key to telehealth program growth.
Health Populi
MARCH 1, 2018
“Health agencies will have to become at least as sophisticated as other consumer/retail industries in analyzing a variety of data that helps uncover root causes of human behavior,” Gartner recommended in 2017. That’s because “health” is not all pre-determined by our parent-given genetics.
South Central Telehealth Resource Center
FEBRUARY 2, 2018
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). Carry Over from 2017. in s/c Health Subcommittee. LEGISLATION. Pending Legislation. Mississippi. 016.06.17.
American Well
MARCH 5, 2018
The Pew Research Center actually tracks statistics like these, and they found that in 2017, 67% of people with incomes of $30k or less have a smartphone. Unlike Medicare (which is for people over the age of 65), a federally administered program, Medicaid is administered by states. The answer is “Absolutely, yes.”
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