Our Members
The Alliance for Connected Care aims to:
Demonstrate the importance of Connected Care as a tool for improved quality and efficiency.
Build significant and high-level support for Connected Care among leaders in Congress and the Administration.
Enable more telehealth to support new models of care.
Lift geographic and site restrictions for telehealth in Medicare.
Establish a consensus-based, standardized definition of Connected Care to advance with policymakers.
Alliance News
Connected Care Updates – September 18
This update includes: Alliance and others present to DEA Alliance Submits Comments on PFS Senators Express Concerns Over DEA's Proposed Rule and notable research and news developments
Alliance Highlights the Importance of a Special Registration to Allow Continuity of Care for Patients
The Alliance for Connected Care appreciated the opportunity to testify for the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) listening session on prescribing controlled substances via telemedicine on September 12, 2023. We appreciate the DEA’s quick response during the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) to allow prescribing via telemedicine. This was also a hugely meaningful expansion of access for Americans who had other barriers to accessing care. These include individuals who are frail, homebound or lack transportation, who live in areas with provider shortages, people of all kinds whose caregiving responsibilities serve as a barrier to care. We strongly support the development and [...]
Comment Letter on CY 2024 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule
The Alliance for Connected Care submitted comments on the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Proposed Rule for calendar year (CY) 2024, which includes several important reforms with respect to telehealth. The Alliance emphasized the following overarching priorities: The Alliance appreciates and supports the proposal from CMS to pay claims billed with POS 10 (Telehealth Provided in Patient’s Home) at the non-facility PFS rate. We applaud CMS for this choice, which recognizes that Medicare services provided via telehealth are simply a different modality for patients to receive the same care. However, rather than defining this payment rate around POS [...]
Connected Care Updates – September 5
This update includes: House Budget Committee Launches Health Care Task Force Introduction of telehealth legislation USDA funding for broadband and notable research and news developments
Connected Care Updates – August 21
This update includes: Telehealth legislation movement in Congress DEA Public Listening Session Request for Broadband and Telehealth Data National Institute on Drug Abuse Study and notable research and news developments