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New Illinois Law Highlights Efforts to Expand Rural Telehealth Access

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The CMS is also expanding telehealth reimbursements , including a major change to its coding rules in January 2018 that allows for expanded reimbursements for a range of remote care services. Besides spreading access, telehealth is also an effective tool for avoiding some costly healthcare scenarios.

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Policymakers: Broadband Funding Key to Bringing Telehealth Access to Rural Areas

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Chattanooga is bullish on telemedicine, and the public gigabit effort has already improved medical practices in the city,” writes Craig Settles in Government Technology magazine. Supporting ‘the Deployment of Broadband’ to Health Facilities. The FCC is looking to follow a similar path. percent reduction in A1C.