American Journal of Managed Care: Differences in Telehealth During COVID-19 Between Commercial and Medicaid Enrollees This study found that during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, California managed care enrollees had higher rates of telehealth use compared with Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) enrollees, regardless of insurer. Among FFS enrollees, those enrolled in Medicaid [...]
The Commonwealth Fund: State Telemedicine Coverage Requirements Continue to Evolve As telemedicine coverage requirements evolve, some states have begun to require coverage of audio-only telephone visits, exempt behavioral health care from limits on telephone visits, and protect patients’ access to their providers. This report from the Commonwealth Fund details state legislation enacted since [...]
Center for Connected Health Policy: State Telehealth Laws and Reimbursement Policies Report, Fall 2022 The Center for Connected Health Policy released their Fall 2022 Summary Report, which highlights certain aspects of telehealth policies. The report found that audio-only telehealth more than doubled since Spring 2021. For licensure, more states than ever before have [...]
Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology: Child Neurology Telemedicine: Analyzing 14,820 Patient Encounters During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic Researchers from the Epilepsy Neurogenetics Initiative (ENGIN) at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) found that, across nearly 50,000 visits, patients continued to use telemedicine effectively even with the reopening of outpatient clinics a [...]
JAMA Health Forum: Receipt of Out-of-State Telemedicine Visits Among Medicare Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic This study analyzed out-of-state telemedicine use among Medicare beneficiaries during the first half of 2021. The study found that nearly 40 percent of out-of-state visits were for primary care, while 25 percent were for mental health. Researchers found [...]
White House Office of National Drug Control Policy: ONDCP Announces Report on Improving Telehealth Services for Substance Use Disorder The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) released the Telehealth and Substance Use Disorder Services in the Era of Covid-19: Review and Recommendations report. The report by the Legislative Analysis and Public Policy [...]
Federation of State Medical Boards: The Appropriate Use of Telemedicine Technologies in the Practice of Medicine The Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) updated its guidance to state medical boards for regulating the use of telemedicine technologies in the practice of medicine, while raising awareness for licensees and patients alike as to the appropriate standards of care [...]
Kaiser Family Foundation: PrEP Access in the United States: The Role of Telehealth Telehealth to provide pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and associated services (“tele-PrEP”) has been a trend that began before the COVID-19 pandemic. This issue brief provided an overview of the tele-PrEP landscape, including how PrEP services (e.g., initial consults, lab work, prescribing, and ongoing [...]