Telehealth
The CR would extend Medicare telehealth flexibilities, including acute hospital care at home and allow for retroactive payments.
One health system told the ATA it would cost $1 million a year to comply with the billing mandates of the physician fee schedule final rule.
Tightening of MA market affects broker commissions and choice, says Urban Institute report.
Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement will continue, but Medicaid payments are dependent on federal appropriation.
As an ER physician, Dr. Matthew Thompson, the CEO and cofounder of Telescope Health, says he routinely sees uninsured or underinsured patients who do not need emergency care.
Included Health uses tech infrastructure to incorporate care, plan, cost and quality data into one place that can be accessed by an app, says President Robin Glass, president of Included Health.
Congress has only 48 days to avert a telehealth shutdown in Medicare, says ATA Action and 350 stakeholders.
To help gain momentum, health system telehealth priorities need to be aligned with the rest of the organization, says Lizzy Mulcahy, DNP, and Dr. Tracy Jalbuena of MaineHealth.
WEDI applauded the pledge made by 60 organizations, including 11 health systems and 5 payers.
HIMSS25
In 2021, the large medical center in Israel established within Sheba another hospital to provide medical care to patients in their homes using telemedicine, says Dr. Galia Barkai, director general of Sheba Beyond.