By Eric Wicklund, mHealth Intelligence | November 16, 2018 Dozens of health technology companies have formed a non-profit aimed at lobbying for more telehealth and mHealth in Medicaid. Spurred by recent federal and state efforts to expand Medicaid programs targeting underserved populations, HealthTech4Medicaid (HT4M) aims “to further improve quality and [...]
By Eric Wicklund, mHealth Intelligence | November 2, 2018 CMS has issued its final update to the 2019 Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program, including three new CPT codes for reimbursement of remote patient monitoring. The changes mark an important step in the government's acceptance of mHealth and telehealth [...]
By Rose Meltzer, Fierce Healthcare | October 26, 2018 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule on Friday that would allow Medicare Advantage plans greater flexibility to offer telehealth benefits. The proposed rule (PDF) would also update the Star Ratings methodology, streamline benefits for Dual Eligible Special [...]
By Laura Lovett, MobiHealth News | October 24, 2018 The Center for Connected Health Policy's latest report on state telehealth legislation and reimbursement finds little has changed in the connected health market in a year. Anyone looking for that fabled tipping point in telehealth reimbursement and adoption will have to [...]
By Eric Wicklund, mHealth Intelligence | October 16, 2018 The value of a connected care platform lies in connecting everyone to that platform. In telehealth and telemedicine programs, this means adopting an enterprise-wide strategy. As healthcare providers and executives converge on Boston this week for several conferences, headlined by Partners [...]
By Eric Wicklund, mHealth Intelligence | September 18, 2018 Even as new legislation to tackle the nation’s opioid abuse epidemic snakes its way through Capitol Hill, members of Congress are introducing new bills designed to make telehealth and telemedicine a pivotal tool for Medicaid-based programs. The latest bill was filed [...]
