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Journal of Primary Care & Community Health: Shifting Patterns in Primary Care Telehealth Utilization Among Medicare Beneficiaries and Providers

Journal of Primary Care & Community Health: Shifting Patterns in Primary Care Telehealth Utilization Among Medicare Beneficiaries and Providers This study examined primary care patient sociodemographic characteristics, telehealth utilization patterns, and provider adoptions before and during the pandemic. Among 201 677 Medicare beneficiaries accessing primary care, 1364 used telehealth before the pandemic, compared to 73 994 [...]

pbrown2025-05-26T14:40:27-04:00April 12th, 2025|

Heath Affairs Scholar: Utilization and Quality Among Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries with High Vs Low Access to Telehealth

Heath Affairs Scholar: Utilization and Quality Among Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries with High Vs Low Access to Telehealth Access to telehealth care has increased markedly in recent years, especially for patients in the Medicare Advantage (MA) program. The study found that high-telehealth access was associated with a 13.4% decrease in in-person evaluation and management (E&M) [...]

pbrown2025-05-25T15:16:56-04:00March 26th, 2025|

Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC): March 2025 Report to the Congress: Medicare Payment Policy

Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC): March 2025 Report to the Congress: Medicare Payment Policy MedPAC released its mandatory report to Congress on the Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) payment systems, the Medicare Advantage (MA) program, and the Medicare prescription drug program (Medicare Part D). Most notably for telehealth, MedPAC found that for FFS beneficiaries who use [...]

pbrown2025-05-25T14:50:57-04:00March 13th, 2025|

JAMA Network Open: Cross-State Travel for Cancer Care and Implications for Telehealth Reciprocity

JAMA Network Open: Cross-State Travel for Cancer Care and Implications for Telehealth Reciprocity In this cross-sectional study Medicare beneficiaries with cancer, approximately 7 percent of cancer care was delivered across state lines. Compared with urban-residing patients, isolated rural-residing patients were approximately two times more likely to cross state lines for surgical procedures, three times [...]

pbrown2025-05-25T14:31:08-04:00February 21st, 2025|

ASPE: Use of Medicare-Covered Telerehabilitation for PT/OT/SLP Services during the COVID-19 PHE

ASPE: Use of Medicare-Covered Telerehabilitation for PT/OT/SLP Services during the COVID-19 PHE ASPE released a study, which examined the extent therapist practices and nursing homes adopted telehealth services for physical therapy (PT), occupational therapy (OT), and speech-language pathology (SLP); explored the major challenges and facilitators in adopting telerehabilitation services, and whether these services were [...]

pbrown2025-05-05T15:28:09-04:00December 18th, 2024|

KFF: What to Know About Medicare Coverage of Telehealth

KFF: What to Know About Medicare Coverage of Telehealth Use of telehealth, which allows patients to see health care providers without being in the same location, has grown rapidly in recent years, among both privately-insured patients and Medicare beneficiaries. KFF released an issue brief, which provides answers to key questions about the current scope [...]

pbrown2025-04-06T21:05:27-04:00October 2nd, 2024|

KeyCare: Almost 70 Percent of Medicare Patients Comfortable Conducting Annual Wellness Visits by Telehealth

KeyCare: Almost 70 Percent of Medicare Patients Comfortable Conducting Annual Wellness Visits by Telehealth Among Medicare enrollees who previously have had a telehealth visit, 69 percent report that they would be comfortable doing annual wellness visits (AWVs) via telehealth from home. The survey found that the most-often cited benefits of telehealth annual wellness visits [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2024-09-05T15:31:26-04:00March 11th, 2024|

Office of Inspector General (OIG): Telehealth Provided to Medicare Beneficiaries Complied with Medicare Requirements

Office of Inspector General (OIG): Telehealth Provided to Medicare Beneficiaries Complied with Medicare Requirements From March 2020 through November 2020 (audit period), Medicare Part B paid approximately $10.3 billion for Evaluation and Management (E/M) services, including telehealth services, provided to Medicare enrollees nationwide. There were concerns that the telehealth expansion increased the risk of inappropriate [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2024-04-18T14:39:22-04:00February 13th, 2024|

OIG Telehealth Provided to Medicare Beneficiaries Complied with Medicare Requirements

Office of Inspector General (OIG): Telehealth Provided to Medicare Beneficiaries Complied with Medicare Requirements From March 2020 through November 2020 (audit period), Medicare Part B paid approximately $10.3 billion for Evaluation and Management (E/M) services, including telehealth services, provided to Medicare enrollees nationwide. There were concerns that the telehealth expansion increased the risk of [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2024-04-18T14:39:07-04:00February 13th, 2024|

Annals of Internal Medicine: Trends in Psychological Distress and Outpatient Mental Health Care of Adults During the COVID-19 Era

Annals of Internal Medicine: Trends in Psychological Distress and Outpatient Mental Health Care of Adults During the COVID-19 Era Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons conducted a study, which found that the rate of those with “serious psychological distress” received outpatient mental health at a diminished [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2024-04-18T14:38:56-04:00February 6th, 2024|

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