Health Populi

JUNE 18, 2021

Gallup and West Health presented their study in a webinar earlier this week; in today’s post, I feature a few key data points that particularly resonate as I celebrate/appreciate yesterday’s U.S. One in two people in the U.S. Health Populi’s Hot Points: U.S.

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Health Populi

APRIL 8, 2019

That retirement cost gap is the sticker-shock assumption that Medicare is going to cover all health care expenses in retirement. Fidelity presents the financial challenge, then offers a solution with a scenario for a 35-year old couple. And, it bears repeating, that no long-term care costs are added into this number. “Be Well.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 24, 2021

Finally, check out Association of Race and Ethnicity and Medicare Program Type With Ambulatory Care Access and Quality Measures. This research looked at enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans compared with traditional Medicare. than on white people.

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Insulin Nation

JULY 17, 2015

Despite the committee’s title, much of the testimony came from young people affected by Type 1 diabetes as part of a lobbying effort to get Medicare to cover continuous glucose monitors (CGMs). I was surprised and troubled to learn that CGMs have been denied coverage under the Medicare program,” Senator Collins said at the hearing.

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American Well

JUNE 25, 2017

the Helping Expand Access to Rural Telehealth (HEART) Act targets the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) strict limitations on RPM reimbursements in rural areas. Of the 107,000 telemedicine visits for Medicare beneficiaries recorded in 2013, approximately 40,000 of them served rural areas. Sean Duffy (R-Wis.)

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American Well

JUNE 25, 2017

the Helping Expand Access to Rural Telehealth (HEART) Act targets the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) strict limitations on RPM reimbursements in rural areas. Of the 107,000 telemedicine visits for Medicare beneficiaries recorded in 2013, approximately 40,000 of them served rural areas. Sean Duffy (R-Wis.)

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 22, 2022

Meanwhile, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Center for Program Integrity also announced that it has taken administrative actions against more than 50 healthcare providers alleged to be involved in similar schemes. billion in alleged fraud. ON THE RECORD. healthcare system at the expense of patients."

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The technique involves finding data from public sources such as Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Medicare launched a payment system for in-home treatment during the pandemic, and now more than 200 hospitals have been approved by Medicare for the service. offering in-home treatment.

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CMS.gov

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Modernizing Medicare to Take Advantage of the Latest Technologies. Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Modernizing Medicare to Take Advantage of the Latest Technologies. However, while medical technology is developing at a rapid pace, Medicare’s payment systems haven’t always been as quick to change.

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Health Populi

JUNE 24, 2021

Fitch presented data for the UK National Health Service demonstrating the same trajectory of pent-up disease treatment for orthopaedics, ophthalmology, dermatology, cardiology, and other areas. For Medicare Part B programs alone, the drug could consume one-half of the total $57 billion of medicines spending… as much as the U.S.

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Digital Health Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The general idea behind the acquisition is also the title of its snazzy investor presentation : Creating the Premier Medicare Value-Based Care Platform. It focuses on capitated primary care for Medicare Advantage and Medicare (59k at-risk patients). Oak Street Health employs 600 primary care physicians across 169 clinics.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 2, 2023

"We found that patients covered by Medicaid and Medicare had the highest in-person follow-up rates," they said. High rates of in-person follow-up were present only in specialties that require hands-on care, such as obstetrics and surgery.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 27, 2020

CCS Healthcare provides telehealth services to any Medicare recipient for free. “It is important to also help reduce any potential surges that would overload hospitals and to assist our medical colleagues who may presently be unable to provide services to their patients.” ” No co-pays or fees for seniors.

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Connected Health Initiative

JUNE 2, 2023

With the many challenges presented, a cornerstone of any policymaker decision to use remote monitoring technology needs to start with an understanding of how it provides value to patients and providers. Clearly, more must be done to support the remote monitoring use case in order to realize its potential and value.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 24, 2020

We await to see how the public sector — namely Medicare and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services — will respond for payment and administrative policies post-COVID-19. Employers are looking to expand emotional well=-being support, with worker demand in the pandemic an epidemic growing out of the pandemic.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

In a virtual public meeting this past Friday, members of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission discussed how – and whether – to permanently expand telehealth in Medicare. Before the pandemic, Medicare's physician fee schedule covered a limited set of telehealth services in rural locations.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 5, 2023

The following is a guest article by Erin Rutzler, Vice President of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse at Cotiviti In Delaware, more than 250 Medicare patients underwent unnecessary genetic testing based on telehealth consultations that often lasted less than two minutes— costing Medicare thousands of dollars per patient.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 11, 2020

Through Global Health’s video-conferencing platform, GPs can screen clients and avoid having them present to the clinic thereby reducing the risk of contamination. HealthEngine, which is one of Australia’s largest consumer healthcare perform with about 3.6

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Health Populi

JUNE 3, 2020

McKinsey’s report models outpatient and office visits that can be virtually enabled for patients covered by both commercial and public sector health plans (Medicare and Medicaid). ” Those estimates include, 20% of diverted emergency department visits. 24% of all office visits and outpatient encounters, plus.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 23, 2020

This past week, a bipartisan group of House representatives – all of whom were present on the call – introduced the Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act. "It's a pretty exciting time for telehealth," said Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Calif. "There's a lot of enthusiasm for doing this."

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Health Populi

JULY 26, 2022

Iora Health has focused on the Medicare-enrolled population, distinct from ONEM’s target patient market of younger, employed consumers. Amazon is already well-entrenched in many health care activities, as a new report from Bertelsmann Stiftung presented in this chart. bn and MGM Studios for $8.5

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CMS.gov

JUNE 22, 2020

Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released preliminary data on COVID-19 derived from Medicare claims.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 8, 2022

Additionally, several telehealth flexibilities (that generally expand Medicare coverage for telehealth services) have been extended 151 days (about five months) beyond the termination of the HHS PHE. If Medicare coverage requirements for telehealth services (e.g., More practitioners can provider covered telehealth services (e.g.,

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Clear Arch Health

MAY 2, 2023

population, the rising cost of care and the stresses placed upon healthcare organizations who serve patient populations, alternatives to traditional care have presented themselves as viable solutions. Though there are specific restrictions, Medicare does cover remote patient monitoring.* In light of the aging U.S.

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Digital Health Global

OCTOBER 9, 2023

There is a straightforward problem at the center of our business: the way that older adults and caregivers present or describe the aging-related problems they face is widely variable.

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Digital Health Global

APRIL 27, 2023

Poster presentation presented at: 2020 Canadian Association for Population Therapeutics; October 27, 2020. Dexcom rtCGM use is proven to improve glycemic control 1,2 and can reduce the risk of costly long-term diabetes-related complications. Contacts Alena Atkinson, 705.206.9991 Veritas Communications atkinson@veritasinc.com

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Mend

APRIL 12, 2023

As we near the PHE ending on May 11, 2023, providers must know which Medicare changes were only temporary and which are now permanent. The End Of The PHE Part 1 – Permanent Medicare Changes and Their Effects The End Of The PHE Part 2 – Temporary Medicare Changes and Their Effects What Ends Immediately with the PHE?

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Health Populi

JUNE 6, 2023

A just-breaking report from the CDC explores the demographics of patients between 18 and 64 years of age (that is, not children and not folks of Medicare-age) who avoid prescription drugs due to cost, in Characteristics of Adults Age 18-64 Who Did Not Take Medication as Prescribed to Reduce Costs: United States, 2021.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 28, 2020

More than 100 physician groups, led by the American Medical Association, told the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in no uncertain terms this past week that, while they supported temporary regulatory relaxations in response to COVID-19, they were strongly opposed to certain rules changes being made permanent. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Health Blawg

DECEMBER 11, 2017

This is the individual we all know exists who is going to have a catastrophic interaction with the health care system but we don’t yet know who and what – this is the patient who presents in the emergency room with a significant clinical problem leading to costly treatments and significant long term health issues.

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Xealth

MARCH 7, 2024

These collaborations are appearing stronger, especially among Medicare Advantage and direct to employer risk-sharing relationships. Next up, SXSW, March 8 in Austin, where CEO Mike McSherry is co-presenting with Oracle on “ Aligning Healthcare with Consumer Ease ”.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 23, 2020

That version of the title is spelled out here because the presenter has been alerted and agreed that the title was condescending – so MAYBE it will be changed. The 2017 Harvard article indicates that 1 million had signed up for these home nurse visits – but there were 19 million people covered by Medicare Advantage plans in 2017.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Meanwhile, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently issued a final rule making permanent some changes to telehealth , although Administrator Seema Verma said it would be up to Congress to ensure virtual care would not return to a wholly rural benefit. ON THE RECORD.

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Digital Health Global

MARCH 16, 2023

NASDAQ: GOCO), a leading health insurance marketplace and Medicare-focused digital health company, today announced unaudited financial results and select operating metrics for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2022. GoHealth has enrolled millions of people in Medicare plans and individual and family plans. million, a $359.9

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 26, 2020

"The placement of FCC equipment in medical clinics specializing in seniors and other Medicare recipients will allow that clinic to offer depression screening for Medicare patients to prevent suicide." FCC assets help Bridge provide depression screening for Medicare clients.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 23, 2020

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services also has temporarily suspended rules around telehealth , allowing care across state lines, and also allowing physicians to care for patients at rural hospitals “via phone, radio or online communication, without having to be physically present.” ” ON THE RECORD.

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Connected Health Initiative

JUNE 2, 2023

For example, RPM and RTM are both subject to the 20 percent copay required for Medicare coverage. Many Medicare beneficiaries are unable to afford a monthly bill for remote monitoring, even if it may greatly benefit their health. With the expiration of the PHE, this allowance has disappeared, to the public’s detriment.

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