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ASPE: State Medicaid Telehealth Coverage Policy Decisions Since the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

ASPE: State Medicaid Telehealth Coverage Policy Decisions Since the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency ASPE contracted with RAND Health Care to catalogue and assess state changes to Medicaid telehealth policies during the COVID-19 PHE through May 2022 and identify the driving circumstances, motivations, and evidence supporting telehealth policy decisions during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2023-11-27T18:24:40-04:00July 12th, 2023|

Telehealth in Michigan: Insights and Data for Effective Policymaking

Michigan Health Endowment Fund: Telehealth in Michigan: Insights and Data for Effective Policymaking The Health Fund and the Ethel & James Flinn Foundation engaged the Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation at the University of Michigan to conduct a wide-ranging study on trends and developments in the use of telehealth technology in our state. [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2023-11-08T13:21:36-04:00June 30th, 2023|

Epic Research: Fewer In-Person Follow-Ups Associated with Telehealth Visits Than Office Visits

Epic Research: Fewer In-Person Follow-Ups Associated with Telehealth Visits Than Office Visits Epic Research released a study that compared how follow-up rates differ for in-person visits versus telehealth visits. The study found that telehealth patients across most medical specialties are less likely to attend follow-up appointments 90 days after a visit compared to in-person appointments. Mental health, physical [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2023-11-27T18:20:49-04:00June 29th, 2023|

Epic Research: ADHD Medications Prescribed at Similar Rates During Telehealth and In-Person Visits

Epic Research: ADHD Medications Prescribed at Similar Rates During Telehealth and In-Person Visits This study analyzed medication prescribing rates for telehealth and office visits, which found that attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications were prescribed at similar rates during telehealth and in-person visits. Most initial ADHD prescriptions were for stimulant medications in both telehealth (84 [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2023-11-27T18:22:28-04:00June 27th, 2023|

Rise in Use of Mental Health Apps Raises New Policy Issues

Kaiser Family Foundation: Rise in Use of Mental Health Apps Raises New Policy Issues During the PHE, many federal and state health care requirements were waived in an attempt to expand access to digital behavioral health services such as mental health apps. This Issue Brief looks at how federal PHE waivers may have expanded [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2023-11-27T16:24:45-04:00June 20th, 2023|

Circulation: Telehealth: Lessons Learned From the Pandemic and Keys to Effective Research and Policy Design

Circulation: Telehealth: Lessons Learned From the Pandemic and Keys to Effective Research and Policy Design Telehealth and virtual care encompass a complex variety of services and technologies, spanning multiple specialties, disciplines, and populations. This complexity can help in establishing the guiding principles for the use of telehealth, after the resolution of the public health [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2023-11-27T16:26:01-04:00June 19th, 2023|

MedPAC: June 2023 Report to the Congress: Medicare and the Health Care Delivery System

Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC): June 2023 Report to the Congress: Medicare and the Health Care Delivery System MedPAC released its June 2023 report to Congress, which includes 10 chapters, including the mandated report to Congress on telehealth in Medicare. As mandated by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, the Commission presents data on the use of [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2023-11-27T16:23:47-04:00June 15th, 2023|

JAMA Network: Expansion of Telehealth Availability for Mental Health Care After State-Level Policy Changes From 2019 to 2022

JAMA Network: Expansion of Telehealth Availability for Mental Health Care After State-Level Policy Changes From 2019 to 2022 A JAMA Network Open study by researchers from Harvard and the Rand Corporation found that the number of sites offering telehealth for mental health went from 39.4 percent in the second quarter of 2019 to 88.1 percent [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2023-11-27T16:27:18-04:00June 13th, 2023|

Health Affairs: Telehealth And Network Adequacy: A Recipe To Advance Access?

Health Affairs: Telehealth And Network Adequacy: A Recipe To Advance Access? Telehealth’s ability to address mobility, transportation, and geographic barriers has begun to transform the way individuals pursue care. Insured individuals’ access to care has historically been governed by a single tool: network adequacy standards. Authors propose that telehealth can augment network adequacy’s ability [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2023-11-27T16:28:17-04:00June 12th, 2023|

MDH Study Shows Potential for More Accessible Health Care Through Telehealth

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, [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2023-11-27T16:22:22-04:00June 1st, 2023|

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