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. ON THE RECORD.

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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.

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Center for Health Insurance Reform

MARCH 25, 2024

While state efforts to provide Medicaid-equivalent benefits to some populations of undocumented residents have helped expand access to coverage, many low- and moderate-income undocumented residents remain without affordable health insurance options.

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Physician Credentialing Company

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) urge the providers to not only bill accurately but also adhere to their compliance rules. Healthcare professionals can reduce claim denials by following all billing protocols defined by payers and state policies.

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Bill of Health

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

TMAB is prohibited in ten states and one territory in addition to the states/territories with abortion bans. [ii] These barriers to care most commonly impact Medicaid populations, populations living in rural or low-income urban areas, non-English speaking, and BlPOC communities.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

"As we know, [President] Biden has said in recent days that the pandemic is over, so it's possible that the technical public health emergency might expire sometime in the very near future," said Megan Herber, director at Faegre Drinker who advises ATA and ATA Action on all things Federal policy. THE LARGER TREND.

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Bill of Health

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

This separated spheres of authority vision does not account for the ubiquitous use of federal/state partnerships in achieving national and state policy goals, especially health policy goals. Under the ACA, for instance, the health insurance exchanges must be implemented by HHS if states do not create them.

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