This update includes: Alliance Support Letter for DC Bill Alliance Leads More than 185 Organizations in a Letter Supporting the Telehealth Expansion Act Ways and Means Expands Health Benefit Options, Increases Flexibilities for Small Business Workers Reps. Sherrill (D-NJ) and Harshbarger (R-TN) Introduce Expanded Telehealth Access Act (H.R. 3875) Wyden Presses FDA and [...]
The Alliance submitted a letter of support to Christina Henderson, Chair of the Committee on Health within the Council of the District of Columbia, for Bill 25-125 - Uniform Telehealth Act of 2023. The bill would adopt the Uniform Telehealth Act in the District of Columbia, which would provide the District with the clear guidance [...]
The Alliance for Connected Care led 188 organizations in a letter urging House Ways & Means Committee leaders to advance the Telehealth Expansion Act of 2023 (H.R. 1843/S. 1001) to the full House of Representatives for consideration. The Telehealth Expansion Act of 2023 is a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would make permanent the pandemic-era [...]
The Alliance for Connected Care is pleased to support the Telehealth Expansion Act of 2023 (H.R. 1843/S. 1001) and applauds Representatives Steel (R-CA), Lee (D-NV), Smith (R-NE), and Schneider (D-IL) and Senators Daines (R-MT) and Cortez Masto (D-NV) for their leadership in introducing this bipartisan, bicameral legislation. This bill would make permanent the CARES Act [...]
Minnesota Department of Health (MDH): MDH Study Shows Potential for More Accessible Health Care Through Telehealth A study by MDH highlights the potential for telehealth to make care more accessible while providing similar levels of service to traditional, in-person ways of delivering care. The report, which focus on Minnesotans with private health insurance coverage, [...]
University of Alabama at Birmingham: Telehealth's Growth During the Pandemic Expanded Mental Health Accessibility A study published in the Journal of Counseling & Development found that overall mental health care accessibility took a step forward during the pandemic due to telehealth. The study aimed to understand whether or not patients seeking mental health care services, like therapy or [...]
This update includes: DEA Signals It's Open To Revising Telehealth Rules Medicare Contractors Will Keep Paying for Remote Monitoring HRSA Office for the Advancement of Telehealth Interstate Licensure Resources and notable research and news developments
Annals of Family Medicine: The Telemedicine Experience in Primary Care Practices in the United States The need to rapidly implement telemedicine in primary care during the COVID-19 pandemic was addressed differently by various practices. Using qualitative data from semi-structured interviews with primary care practice leaders, the researchers of this study identified four overarching themes, [...]
Association of Community Cancer Centers: Digital Tools in Cancer Care The Association of Community Cancer Centers conducted a survey, which found that providers, patients, and caregivers were willing to utilize digital, remote patient-monitoring (RPM) tools to report symptoms throughout anti-cancer treatments. Key survey results found more than half (60 percent) of providers who implemented an RPM program said [...]
This update includes: Medicare Administrative Contractors Announced There Will Not Be a Local Coverage Determination (LCD) for RPM and RTM Reintroduction of the Protecting Rural Telehealth Access Act GOP Lawmakers Press Department Of Labor (DOL) To Extend Standalone Telehealth CMS Extends COVID-19 Telehealth Flexibilities for Hospital Outpatient Therapies and notable research and news [...]