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CONNECT for Health Act reintroduced, would expand telehealth access

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A bipartisan group comprising half of U.S. senators has reintroduced the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2021. Access for Medicare beneficiaries. Allow health centers and rural health clinics to provide telehealth services.

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As 'telehealth cliff' looms, hundreds of healthcare orgs urge Congress to act

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Leading healthcare industry stakeholders on Monday implored top leaders in the House and Senate to help ensure, among other imperatives, that "Medicare beneficiaries [don't] abruptly lose access to nearly all recently expanded coverage of telehealth." This would have a chilling effect on access to care across the entire U.S.

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Congress should include telehealth in year-end funding, say ATA, HIMSS

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The American Telemedicine Association, the Connected Health Initiative and other industry groups issued a letter to Congress on Friday urging legislators to extend temporary telehealth flexibilities until the end of 2021. WHY IT MATTERS. That flexibility, in turn, shed light on how arbitrary some of those restrictions were.

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Bipartisan House bill would enshrine telehealth rule changes, enable wider use

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

House of Representatives on Thursday aims to ensure telehealth is able to continue to build on its potential in the years ahead, by making permanent some policies enacted during the pandemic and protecting Medicare beneficiaries' ability to engage in virtual care. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND.

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Legislation to Remove the In-Person Requirement for Telehealth & Telemedicine Reimbursement

Telebehavioral Health Institute

As you read about them below, you will undoubtedly see the bigger picture – how they are positioning telehealth and telemedicine reimbursement to steadily become a cornerstone of advancing 21st-century healthcare for US citizens, starting with additional Medicare revisions. The following article briefly outlines both bills.

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Legislation to Remove the In-Person Requirement for Telehealth & Telemedicine Reimbursement

Telebehavioral Health Institute

As you read about them below, you will undoubtedly see the bigger picture – how they are positioning telehealth and telemedicine reimbursement to steadily become a cornerstone of advancing 21st-century healthcare for US citizens, starting with additional Medicare revisions. The following article briefly outlines both bills.

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COVID-19 and Telehealth Regulations in the States

American Well

Even as healthcare providers scramble to implement new federal guidelines including broader access to telehealth for Medicare beneficiaries , they also find themselves navigating a patchwork of new telehealth measures at the state level. Expedited emergency licensing. Expanded telehealth coverage.