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.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 25, 2022

Fetter also launched adjacent businesses—Conifer Health Solutions and United Surgical Partners International—which are now multi-billion-dollar enterprises and leaders in their respective fields. Fetter retired as chairman and CEO of Tenet in late 2017.

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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. 4/5/17: Taken off notice of cal.

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South Central Telehealth Resource Center

MARCH 5, 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. 4/5/17: Taken off notice of cal.

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GlobalMed

JULY 8, 2019

While virtual health can’t solve every Medicaid issue, it can dismantle many typical roadblocks: Providers and patients can meet as scheduled even if the patient has missed their bus or had a childcare cancellation. Check a resource like Center for Connected Health Policy to find out the specific rules in your state.

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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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Telemedicine Connected Health Health Policy Primary Care 48

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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Telemedicine Connected Health Health Policy Primary Care 48

Henry Kotula

JANUARY 2, 2019

Venture capital businesses have recently funded hundreds of startups developing technology-enabled digital health products, including wearable devices, mobile health applications, telemedicine, and personalized medicine tools. billion has been invested in digital health this decade (see Exhibit 1).

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Henry Kotula

APRIL 24, 2018

Also, the study found most people who are delaying or skipping care actually have health insurance. Some 86 percent of those surveyed said they’re covered either through their employer, have insurance they purchased directly, or through government programs like Medicare and Medicaid.

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Henry Kotula

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Though not as high profile as Anthem’s policies, payers have been narrowing provider networks to bring down costs. This has been especially true in ACA exchange plans and Medicare Advantage (MA). Providers will need to manage patients post-discharge and keep them healthy in their homes rather than in hospitals.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Cost concerns are playing into peoples’ perspectives on health care reform proposals, with a majority of survey respondents saying they’d be more likely to vote for a candidate that would support expanding private health insurance reforms versus scrapping commercial insurance for a Medicare for All proposal.

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Henry Kotula

JUNE 5, 2020

county using 2017 Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data. They also used aggregated data from the CDC and local public health agencies to plot the rate of confirmed COVID-19 cases in each county as of May 12. Researchers determined the density of infectious disease physicians in every U.S.

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Health Populi

MAY 8, 2019

Two-thirds of Rx’s were dispensed to treat chronic conditions, notably hypertension, mental health, lipid management, diabetes, and anti-coagulants. In 2018, we saw more incentives to inspire adherence to prescription drug regimens, particularly in Medicare Part D along with increasing focus by pharmacists and providers.

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ACA Times

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

Geoffrey Joyce , director of the Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics at the University of Southern California. It also would not affect people on Medicare , with employer-sponsored coverage, or who those purchase private plans on the open market or through Covered California, the state’s insurance exchange.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 30, 2019

A few of the mainstreaming-of-SDoH signposts in 2019 were: Cigna studying and focusing in on loneliness as a health and wellness risk factor. Humana’s Bold Goal initiative targeting Medicare Advantage enrollees. In May 2017, AMIA called for the same , and the issue is getting the traction it merits. such as in the U.K.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 1, 2018

I’ve talked about the importance of connectivity as a social determinant of health here on this site in December 2017, as well as in July 2016 in the Huffington P ost (appropriately published in the “Life/Wellness” section).

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 12, 2018

I wrote this post on the deal as an inflection point in American healthcare on 3rd December 2017 when CVS and Aetna announced their marriage intentions. This post updates my initial thoughts on the deal, given the morphing US healthcare market on both the traditional health services front and fast-evolving retail health environment.

Medicare 147

Medicare Pharmaceuticals Primary Care Patient Experience 147

Henry Kotula

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

The Trump Administration supports increased use of Medicare Advantage and expanding consumer choices. The average number of plans a beneficiary has access to this year will be 28, up by a whopping 50% from 2017. Plan options will reach a record high this year and create an unprecedented amount of choices for this population.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 6, 2018

In 2006, Medicare Part D launched, which may have boosted consumers’ faith in Federal healthcare programs. This asked people whether they would prefer a government-run health system. Most say, “no,” a proportion falling from the high of 47% “yes” in 2017 to 40% this year. Most people in the U.S.

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ACA Times

JULY 11, 2018

Recent data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid say otherwise. The figures from the 2017 ACA open enrollment are in and they indicate that Americans, now more than ever, are purchasing health insurance from the ACA marketplace. That is a 3% increase compared to February of 2017. As of March 15, 10.6

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Health Populi

MARCH 1, 2018

The report is aptly titled, Americans’ Views on Health Insurance at the End of a Turbulent Year. adults, age 19 to 64, by phone in November and December 2017. 9 in 10 working-age adults say “yes” indeed, my fellow Americans and I all have the right to affordable health care, as the chart illustrates.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

“Let’s get this thing f-ing done,” Martha McSally passionately asserted on May 4, 2017. In this case, I feel it’s important to capture the Zeitgeist of the Republican Party’s commitment to cutting down the ACA since President Trump took office in January 2017. Paul Ryan said, on the floor of the U.S.

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Henry Kotula

JULY 31, 2019

Seven support Medicare for All. Unlike many of his Democratic rivals, Biden does not support full Medicare for All. Instead of getting rid of private insurance, Biden said he would build on the ACA through the Biden Plan to create a public health insurance option. ” Kamala Harris. ” Kamala Harris.

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ACA Times

MARCH 22, 2021

Last summer Missouri and Oklahoma joined 37 others in expanding Medicare and Medicaid. . In addition, Becerra is likely to advocate for an increase in subsidized health insurance coverage on ACA state and federal health exchanges. Becerra has also advocated for women’s rights in healthcare, specifically reproductive.

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