By Audrey Kinsella Health insurers covering alternate site telehealthcare for self-insured customers…an emerging trend? Reimbursement – or, rather, the lack of it – has long been the critical barrier impeding widespread use of alternate site telehealthcare, including services provided in the patient’s home. For more than a decade, home healthcare providers have cited Medicare’s refusal […]
by Liz Seegert Two exciting developments surrounding health technology, Medicare payments, and IT acquisition are already in the works in the 113th Congress. Details are provided in this article about a telehealth reimbursement bill introduced by Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA-5), in his proposed legislation HR 6719; and about suggested removal of Medicare reimbursement limits for […]
