May, 2012

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Telemedicine wins big in first round of innovation awards

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Telemedicine initiatives were a significant feature of the first round of projects announced by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI). Established by the Affordable Care Act, CMMI has been appropriated $10 billion over ten years to fund initiatives that foster health care transformation. The CMMI Health Care Innovation Awards provide grants to support the most compelling new ideas to deliver better health, improved care and lower costs to people enrolled in Medicare, Medicaid a