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Telehealth Reimbursement: End-of-Pandemic Emergency Update

Telebehavioral Health Institute

They can receive care from their homes rather than traveling to a health care facility. After December 31, 2024, when these flexibilities expire, some Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) may offer telehealth services that allow primary care doctors to care for patients without an in-person visit, no matter where they live.

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Telehealth and the CHRONIC Act of 2017 (S. 870)

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

Currently, the Medicare program restricts telehealth payments by type of service provided, the geographic location where a service is delivered, the type of institution that delivers the service, and the type of health care provider. Fact Sheet (Center for Connected Health Policy). If the act passes the U.S.

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ACO Lessons Learned: Revisiting the Timing of Downside Risk

E-CareManagement

The editor and publisher of Accountable Care News have been generous in allowing me to republish my article from the November 2014 issue. Click here to download a.pdf copy of the article. It’s in-depth — about 2,000 words.

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Will Vertical Integration Kill the Primary Care Practice?

Health Blawg

Not long after the passage of the ACA, before it was clear how the ACO provisions of the law would be implemented — and whether they would ultimately deliver on the promise of lower cost and higher quality ( it’s not at all clear that they have done so in a meaningful way ) — and before value-based payment had the lock on the popular (..)

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Will Vertical Integration Kill the Primary Care Practice?

Health Blawg

Not long after the passage of the ACA, before it was clear how the ACO provisions of the law would be implemented — and whether they would ultimately deliver on the promise of lower cost and higher quality ( it’s not at all clear that they have done so in a meaningful way ) — and before value-based payment had the lock on the popular (..)

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Will Vertical Integration Kill the Primary Care Practice?

Health Blawg

Not long after the passage of the ACA, before it was clear how the ACO provisions of the law would be implemented — and whether they would ultimately deliver on the promise of lower cost and higher quality ( it’s not at all clear that they have done so in a meaningful way ) — and before value-based payment had the lock on the popular (..)

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Will Vertical Integration Kill the Primary Care Practice?

Health Blawg

Not long after the passage of the ACA, before it was clear how the ACO provisions of the law would be implemented — and whether they would ultimately deliver on the promise of lower cost and higher quality ( it’s not at all clear that they have done so in a meaningful way ) — and before value-based payment had the lock on the popular (..)