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Ten In Ten: Manatt’s Healthcare Priorities to 2031

Health Populi

Note that WHO’s approach to digital health adoption includes equity, access, palliative care, privacy, and security. There’s an 11th imperative I add to the ten called out here, and it’s attending to mental health with grace, public policies, and resource allocation.

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Telehealth Awareness, Access and Adoption: Updates from J.D. Power, the ATA and FAIR Health

Health Populi

I’ll also weave in the latest insights from the ATA 2019 State of the States report updating legislative/regulatory telemedicine activity at the U.S. There’s a growing trend in direct-to-consumer telemedicine companies recently noted in JAMA in a viewpoint titled, “Prescriptions on Demand.” health care system.

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6 Ways to Drive Higher Medicaid Reimbursement with Telemedicine

GlobalMed

Most offer the same reasons: Medicaid reimbursement rates are typically lower than other insurers and the documentation requirements can be burdensome. Fortunately, there’s a solution that can benefit both provider revenue and population health: telemedicine. Almost a third of physicians don’t accept Medicaid patients.

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American healthcare: The good, bad, ugly, future

Henry Kotula

Racism in medical care has been well-documented throughout history. The Ugly An overall decrease in longevity, along with higher maternal mortality and a worsening mental-health crisis, comprise the greatest failures of U.S. That’s true even when adjusting for differences in geography, insurance status and socioeconomics.

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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.