Medicare, State Policy and Telemedicine - Health Care Compliance Brief

State Medicaid programs want to keep telehealth expansions, KFF analysis finds

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 11, 2023

The Kaiser Family Foundation recently looked at state trends with regard to expanding access to telehealth-based behavioral care during the pandemic and found that states see telemedicine as a key component of maintaining access to behavioral healthcare for Medicaid enrollees. WHY IT MATTERS.

Medicaid

Medicaid Medicaid Medicare Medicare

For Ryan Health, telehealth seeds planted during the pandemic have flourished

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 15, 2023

As an FQHC, 75% of patients are enrolled in Medicaid or Medicare; another 7% are uninsured. THE PROBLEM Prior to 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic, there were federal and state policies in place that discouraged FQHCs like Ryan Health from adopting telehealth services due to payment restrictions.

COVID-19

COVID-19 COVID-19 Vaccine Telemedicine Medicaid

ATA: What's ahead for telehealth policy after the pandemic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Telehealth payments and provider practices are highly regulated on the Federal level, said Quinn Shean, strategic advisor at Tusk Ventures and the state policy advisor for ATA and ATA Action. But even if providers do not serve Medicare populations, "Medicare policy trickles down," added Herber.

COVID-19

COVID-19 Medicare Medicare Public Health

State Medicaid programs want to keep telehealth expansions, KFF analysis finds

For Ryan Health, telehealth seeds planted during the pandemic have flourished

ATA: What's ahead for telehealth policy after the pandemic

Stay Connected