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A Few #HealthPolicyValentines

Healthcare IT Today

HealthPolicyValentines pic.twitter.com/nZx2DcTCGI — MA Health Policy Commission (@Mass_HPC) February 13, 2024 Medicare could never negotiate your cost because you are priceless. healthpolicyvalentines — John Lynn (@techguy) January 31, 2024 I love health policy enough to #healthpolicyvalentines on my honeymoon.

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Telehealth Legislation Passes Ways & Means, As GLP-1s Are Fast-Meshing with Telemedicine in the Marketplace

Health Populi

Some of the policies would add to the supply of licensed health care workers to provide telehealth services, and to bolster rural clinics and Federally Qualified Health Centers to offer (and be covered for) virtual care under Medicare.

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Health Disparities in America: JAMA Talks Structural Racism in U.S. Health Care

Health Populi

.” To solve the challenge of structural racism in American health care, the authors say, “there needs to be much more intensified and multifaceted approaches that by necessity will require a much larger and committed investment in research, training, clinic practice, and community engagement.”

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South Central Legislative/Regulatory Update – February 2018

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

The following is a list of legislative activities compiled by the Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) for telehealth and telemedicine within the South Central region (AR, MS, and TN). 1/11/18: Introduced and referred to Public Health and Human Services Committee. LEGISLATION. Pending Legislation. Mississippi.

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How The Rapid Shift To Telehealth Leaves Many Community Health Centers Behind During The COVID-19 Pandemic

Henry Kotula

Thirty-six percent cited lack of reimbursement, 23 percent lacked funding for equipment, and 21 percent lacked training for providing telehealth. Payment parity —where telehealth is reimbursed at the same level as an in-person visit— is a crucial issue that must be addressed and instituted beyond the current public health emergency.

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Why COVID-19’s Death Toll Will Climb Long After the Pandemic Is Over

Henry Kotula

Sure, we still had to wear masks on the flights, trains and buses. As many as 27,000 Americans who survived COVID-19 may end up dead over the next decade as a result of behavioral health-related challenges, and that number may ultimately reach more than 154,000. Not Medicare. The staff at Nationals Park here in D.C.

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Op-Ed: As a doctor, I use telemedicine. With the coronavirus threat, it could revolutionize healthcare

Henry Kotula

On Tuesday, Medicare announced that it will greatly expand coverage for telemedicine visits, previously sharply restricted. That said, physicians and nurses will need high-quality training to provide compassionate and thorough care to a patient from across a computer screen. But I hope it leaves behind a legacy.