Health Care Policy & Politics in 2025 Webinar
Longtime health policy experts Krista Drobac and Kristen McGovern unravel and explore 2025 developments in Medicare, Medicaid, AI, interoperability, digital health, behavioral health, home-based care, and value-based care. Discussion includes the priorities and plans of Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and incoming CMS administrator, Dr. Oz, as well as the impact of congressional budget reconciliation on health care. […]
In Healthcare Finance: Alliance for Connected Care outlines policy requests to CMS
Healthcare Finance reported on the letter sent to CMS Administrator Dr. Oz by the Alliance for Connected Care, noting the organizations recommendations for improved care access via telehealth. They write, “the Alliance for Connected Care is using the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ recent appointment of its new administrator, Dr. Mehmet Oz, as an […]
Both Sides of the Aisle Agree – Telemedicine is the Future | The Hill Op-ed
Last Thursday, in the midst of the intense debate about the future of ObamaCare, Congress held yet another hearing extoling the virtues of telehealth and remote patient monitoring, and lamenting the barriers in Medicare that are preventing seniors from accessing these new technologies in the same way as patients in the commercial market. The hearing […]
Five National Policy Developments that Advance Telemedicine
This year was a busy year for telemedicine at the state level. State legislatures and medical boards across the country considered dozens of measures, most of them aimed at improving the policy environment for telemedicine. In the flurry of activity, you may have missed some major developments at the national level that are going to […]
The Role of Policy in Hindering Telemedicine’s Progress
The Los Angeles Convention Center is abuzz this week with discussions about the future of patient care as the American Telemedicine Association brings together entrepreneurs, technology and device companies, health systems, and others for their annual meeting. Treating patients is no longer restricted to regular office hours and judging by the exhibit hall at the […]
Is Ohio About to be a Model for Federal Telemedicine Reimbursement?
The time for telemedicine reimbursement in our country is now. Telemedicine has gone beyond just being a solution for rural consumers who cannot access medical care. It has continually been shown to improve access to care in urban, suburban and rural areas. It also reduces emergency department and urgent care visits, and gives consumers a […]
How Telemedicine Could be More Helpful in the Ebola Outbreak
As Congress examines the U.S. public health system’s response to Ebola this week, we need to take a look at laws and regulations that inhibit better treatment and increase protection for health care workers. Existing rules and regulations around telemedicine are one such example. News outlets have been chronicling the heroics of healthcare workers across […]
Why Telemedicine’s Window is Finally Opening
When I was a young undergraduate at the University of Michigan, Professor John Kingdon attempted to help his students understand why policymakers take up particular topics at particular times. The most obvious reasons are disasters or other high-profile focusing events that demand action. But most of the time, policy ideas “hit” when there is no […]