This update includes: A Sign-On Letter Urging Senate Action on Telehealth Legislation This Fall Alliance comment letter on Medicare Advantage Joint study by CMS, CDC, and NIH on Telehealth for Opioid Use Disorder Services During COVID-19 Pandemic and notable research and news developments
The Alliance for Connected Care submitted comments in response to the request for information from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on the Medicare Advantage (MA) program. The Alliance specifically commented on the role that telehealth has played in providing access to care in the MA program and key policy considerations [...]
This update includes: A Sign-On Letter Urging Senate Action on Telehealth Legislation This Fall Telehealth Utilization in Florida Medicaid Report NASEM Report on Telehealth Disability Evaluation and notable research and news developments
This update includes: The CMS Roadmap for the end of the COVID-19 PHE NIH Awards to Centers of Excellence to Study Telehealth for Cancer Care HRSA telehealth stories Sen. Warner (D-VA) letter on the prescribing controlled substances via telehealth and notable research and news developments
This update includes: Interstate Licensing Telehealth Fraud Concerns Telehealth event, featuring Krista Drobac and notable research and news developments
This update includes: Alliance's comments to the HHS RFI on Strengthening Primary Health Care Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General Study Health Affairs August Issue Spotlight on Interstate Licensure and notable research and news developments
The Alliance for Connected Care submitted comments in response to the request for information from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on strengthening primary health care. The Alliance specifically commented on impact of telehealth in primary care access. The Alliance recommends the HHS to: Prevent restrictions, such as in-person visits requirements [...]
This update includes: House passes the Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act of 2022 extending telehealth flexibilities until at least December 31, 2024 House Health Leaders of Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce Introduce Telehealth Expansions Letter Calling for Continued Flexibility on the Critical Access Hospital 96-hour Admission Rule CMS release of Medicare Advantage Request for Information [...]
American Journal of Psychiatry: Impact of COVID-19 Telehealth Policy Changes on Buprenorphine Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder According to this study, drug treatment of veterans with opioid use disorder increased during the first year of the pandemic. This suggests that the rapid shift from in-person to telehealth visits at Veterans’ Affairs (VA) medical [...]
On July 28, 2022, the Senate Committee on Appropriations released the Report for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies for Fiscal Year 2023 Appropriations, as well as the bill text making appropriations for these departments for FY2023. The report includes specific instructions with respect to the appropriated [...]