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Krista Drobac, partner at Sirona Strategies breaks down the specifics of the recent bill, and explains why the bill was passed by the House and Senate. “The budget bill raised spending limits, and they needed an offset; which means they needed a way to pay for it. What they did, was they implemented a site… Read more »

TELEMEDICINE ALLIANCE TALKS MEDICARE SAVINGS: Wider use of telemedicine by seniors could benefit Medicare more than an under-65 crowd, a researcher said at a briefing Monday hosted by the lobbying group Alliance for Connected Care. Dale Yamamoto studied telemedicine usage by the customers of Teladoc, American Well, Anthem, and others and predicted the technology would… Read more »

“Creating bright lines to differentiate technologies is difficult for many reasons, not the least of which is the unintended patient harm that could result if the lines are drawn incorrectly,” said Kristen Ratcliff, partner at consulting firm Sirona Strategies. Read Article

“Telemedicine stakeholders came up with reams of ideas and data that would pass CBO muster,” said Krista Drobac, the head of the Alliance for Connected Care, a trade group for the telehealth industry. Read Article

“We feel like it’s going to be really negative for consumers,” said Krista Drobac, executive director of the Alliance for Connected Care, a Washington, D.C.-based lobbying group for the growing telehealth industry.” Read Article