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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|

JCO Oncology Practice: Patient- and Provider-Level Factors Associated With Telehealth Utilization

JCO Oncology Practice: Patient- and Provider-Level Factors Associated With Telehealth Utilization According to data published in JCO Oncology Practice, incorporation of telehealth visits during the pandemic did not result in redundant care as determined by per-physician patient volume. Results showed the telehealth utilization rate increased from less than 0.01 percent in 2019, prior to the start of [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2024-04-18T14:06:02-04:00June 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|

Updated National Survey Trends in Telehealth Utilization and Modality

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE): Updated National Survey Trends in Telehealth Utilization and Modality This report updates prior findings on national trends of telehealth use through an analysis using the Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey data from April 2021 through August 2022. Compared to earlier periods in the pandemic, [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2023-04-25T11:37:48-04:00April 20th, 2023|

Information Systems Research: Impact of Telehealth and Process Virtualization on Health Care Utilization

Information Systems Research: Impact of Telehealth and Process Virtualization on Health Care Utilization A study by University of Texas researchers found that insurance plans should expand their telehealth coverage to include more providers and close the health care access divide in rural locations, which can reduce subsequent hospitalizations and unnecessary costs. The authors found that telehealth’s benefits [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2024-04-08T12:17:29-04:00March 28th, 2023|

Percentage of Adults Who Used Telemedicine in Past 12 Months

CDC: Percentage of Adults Who Used Telemedicine in Past 12 Months The CDC released data on the percentage of adults who used telemedicine by sex and health insurance coverage. Overall, in 2021, 35.3 percent of adults aged 18–64 years had a telemedicine visit with a health care professional in the past 12 months. The percentage [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2023-04-24T16:13:26-04:00March 3rd, 2023|

Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS) Usual Source of Care and Telemedicine Use Data

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS): Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS) Usual Source of Care and Telemedicine Use Data CMS announced the public availability of the MCBS data on the usual source of care and telemedicine use in Spring 2021. The estimates are based on data from the third MCBS COVID-19 Rapid [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2023-04-24T12:10:42-04:00February 14th, 2023|

Federal Telehealth Flexibilities in Private Health Insurance During the COVID-19 PHE

Congressional Research Service: Federal Telehealth Flexibilities in Private Health Insurance During the COVID-19 PHE The Congressional Research Service, a public policy research institute of Congress, released a report summarizing the federal telehealth flexibilities for private health insurance coverage. By informing policymakers of the use of federal telehealth flexibilities in private health insurance brings [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2023-04-25T11:23:53-04:00February 14th, 2023|

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report on Telemedicine Use

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report on Telemedicine Use CDC released a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) on percentage of persons who used telemedicine during the past 12 months, by age group. The report found that in 2021, approximately one third (32.8 percent) of persons of [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2023-04-24T11:30:38-04:00February 3rd, 2023|

Incorporating TechQuity in Virtual Care Within the Veterans Health Administration: Identifying Future Research and Operations Priorities

Journal of General Internal Medicine: Incorporating TechQuity in Virtual Care Within the Veterans Health Administration: Identifying Future Research and Operations Priorities Personnel from the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) published a list of priorities for researchers as they begin to examine real and potential inequities in telehealth. Researchers convened a think tank of clinicians, [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2023-04-24T11:53:52-04:00January 17th, 2023|

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