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

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

The CHRONIC Act – Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic Care Act – passed the U.S. House of Representatives, allows for an expansion of telehealth/telemedicine coverage under the Medicare Advantage Plan B. Fact Sheet (Center for Connected Health Policy). Senate on September 14, 2017.

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5 payer trends to watch in 2018

Henry Kotula

He said shifting away from traditional delivery models and fee for service to bundled payment models will lead to more remote monitoring and telemedicine. Wiggins said innovations will also play a larger role in keeping down costs. Payer-provider partnerships vary in type, size, location and model.

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CMS rolls back more Medicare, telehealth regs for providers working through pandemic

Henry Kotula

Accountable care organizations also scored a major win in the Thursday rule drop, with CMS pledging they wouldn’t be dinged financially for lower-than-expected health outcomes in their patient populations from COVID-19.?.