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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Telehealth Medicare Telemedicine Primary Care 57

Henry Kotula

AUGUST 28, 2023

At the time, the medium felt like the perfect auditory companion to the books and articles I’d been writing. That law, the Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act, made it illegal for Health and Human Services (HHS) to negotiate drug prices with manufacturers —even for the individuals publicly insured through Medicare and Medicaid.

Mental health 41

Mental health Medicare Medical Billing Telemedicine 41

GlobalMed

JULY 21, 2019

So why are some providers reluctant to adopt telemedicine solutions? To help providers separate fact from fiction, we just published a guide called The Truth About Telemedicine Revenue and Reimbursement. For now, here are a few tips for maximizing telemedicine reimbursement in your practice or hospital. Administrative Changes.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 22, 2022

the title of the article updating the winter 2022-23 sick-season asked. We can expect value-based contracting in 2023 to embed health equity incentives, such as this contract struck between Independence Blue Cross and Jefferson Health to address health for residents of Philadelphia including the Accelerate Health Equity initiative.

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Health Technology Mental health Digital Health Primary Care 156

Henry Kotula

JULY 28, 2023

The series covered broad issues related to the healthcare workforce, economy, and health policy, and highlighted internal industry changes and trends in service delivery, quality, and equity. As outlined in a May 23 rd Becker’s Hospital Review article , several sources point to a continued shortage.

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Public Health Digital Health Primary Care Telehealth 41

Telebehavioral Health Institute

DECEMBER 22, 2022

.” A consumer poll by America’s Health Insurance Plans reported a strong consumer preference for telehealth to remain available, with 73% of commercially-insured telehealth users indicating that Congress should make telehealth provisions permanent. Key Medicare Behavioral Telehealth Regulations.

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Telehealth Medicare Mental health Telemedicine 75

Henry Kotula

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

[link] The executives featured in this article are all speaking at the Becker’s Healthcare 13th Annual Meeting April 3-6, 2023, at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago. Question: What will hospitals and health systems look like in 10 years? President and CEO of Trinity Health (Livonia, Mich.): David Rahija.

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Primary Care Nursing Patient Experience Medicare 41

Health Populi

AUGUST 16, 2021

Note in Exhibit 1 from the article the process and outcomes of UM programs for each of the stakeholders. Every one of the processes generates a cost. In this study, the researchers identified the following costs by stakeholder: For patients, out-of-pocket expenses, including payments for deductibles, copayments, and coinsurance amounts.

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