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American healthcare: The good, bad, ugly, future

Henry Kotula

Unfortunately, the program won’t take effect until 2026. The Bad Spiking costs, ongoing racial inequalities and millions of Americans without health insurance make up three disappointing healthcare failures of the past five years. And as of now, several legal challenges from both drug manufacturers and the U.S.

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6 Ways to Drive Higher Medicaid Reimbursement with Telemedicine

GlobalMed

That number will rise to 82 million by 2026. Fortunately, there’s a solution that can benefit both provider revenue and population health: telemedicine. Medicaid is the largest payer for mental health services in the United States. 76 million people – 1 out of 5 people in the United States – are on Medicaid.

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2023 Preview of Telemental Health Laws & Behavioral Telehealth Regulations

Telebehavioral Health Institute

2617 , includes the omnibus’ Mental Health Access Improvement Act (S. 828/HR432), which would allow licensed marriage and family therapists and licensed professional counselors to be reimbursed for in-person Medicare, thereby giving greater access to mental health services for millions of Americans. Conclusion.