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

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

Currently, the Medicare program restricts telehealth payments by type of service provided, the geographic location where a service is delivered, the type of institution that delivers the service, and the type of health care provider. Fact Sheet (Center for Connected Health Policy). If the act passes the U.S.

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Employers Take on Health Activism, Embracing Behavioral Health, Virtual Care, AI, and Transparency

Health Populi

employers are growing activist roles as stakeholders in the healthcare system, according to the 2019 Large Employers Health Care Strategy and Plan Design Survey from the National Business Group on Health (NBGH). orthopedic/musculoskeletal, and fertility.