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10.16.20

Executive Summary: Tracking Telehealth Changes State-by-State in Response to COVID-19

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread across the United States, states, payors, and providers are looking for ways to expand access to telehealth services.


09.01.20

Ensuring Children’s Access to Care Using Telehealth in Medicaid During COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic is wreaking serious health and economic consequences on children and families.


08.14.20

Transforming Primary Healthcare for Women: The Path Forward

The fragility of the primary healthcare system has become markedly apparent in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.


08.05.20

Transforming Primary Healthcare for Women: A Framework for Addressing Gaps and Barriers

Primary healthcare plays an essential role in effectively addressing women’s unique health needs from puberty to reproduction through menopause and late life.


07.27.20

Expanding Behavioral Healthcare Access in MA Through Telehealth: Sustaining Progress Post-Pandemic

Telebehavioral healthcare has the unique ability to improve access to behavioral health services by increasing connectivity between patients and providers of behavioral healthcare resources, decreasing wait times and eliminating logistical barriers.


06.09.20

COVID-19 Prompts Expanded Telehealth Reimbursement for FQHCs and RHCs

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to create barriers to in-person care, there has been increased focus on enabling the delivery of healthcare services through telehealth.


06.03.20

Telehealth Boom Times During COVID-19: Implications for Pharma

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the phrase “the doctor will see you now” has taken on a whole new meaning. More than ever, being seen by the doctor now involves looking into a screen of some kind.


05.05.20

Tracking Telehealth Changes State-by-State in Response to COVID-19

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread across the United States, states, payors and providers are looking for ways to expand access to telehealth services. Improving access to telehealth is an essential tool in ensuring patients are able to access the healthcare services they need in as safe ...


04.09.20

CMS Issues Interim Final Rule on Medicare/Medicaid Policy in Response to COVID-19 Interim Final Rule

On Monday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released an interim final rule with comment period outlining new flexibilities to pre-existing Medicare and Medicaid payment policies and provider regulations in the midst of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE).


04.02.20

Providers Gain Substantial Flexibility under New 1135 Waivers

On March 30, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) swept aside dozens of federal healthcare requirements using its emergency waiver authority under Section 1135 of the Social Security Act (SSA).