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Administration Proposes Permanent and Temporary Extensions of Pandemic-Related Medicare Telehealth – Growing Disparities and Other Concerns Remain

August 6, 2020

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has expanded access to telehealth services during the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) through temporary Medicare waivers and other rule changes, (see, e.g., the Center for Medicare … [Read more...] about Administration Proposes Permanent and Temporary Extensions of Pandemic-Related Medicare Telehealth – Growing Disparities and Other Concerns Remain

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Joint Principles from Center for Medicare Advocacy and Medicare Rights Center: Medicare Expansion of Telehealth Helps Beneficiaries Access Care During the Pandemic – But Caution is Needed Before Making These Changes Permanent

July 23, 2020

Note: the Center for Medicare Advocacy issued a version of these principles in last week’s CMA Alert. They have been updated, and are now issued jointly with the Medicare Rights Center. During the COVID-19 public health emergency, legislative … [Read more...] about Joint Principles from Center for Medicare Advocacy and Medicare Rights Center: Medicare Expansion of Telehealth Helps Beneficiaries Access Care During the Pandemic – But Caution is Needed Before Making These Changes Permanent

Filed Under: Article Tagged With: alert, telehealth, Weekly Alert

Medicare Expansion of Telehealth Helps Beneficiaries Access Care During the Pandemic – But Caution is Needed before Making These Changes Permanent

July 16, 2020

The Center for Medicare Advocacy’s mission is to advance access to affordable, quality health care for older people and people with disabilities. We recognize that the expansion of Medicare-covered telehealth services has helped many beneficiaries … [Read more...] about Medicare Expansion of Telehealth Helps Beneficiaries Access Care During the Pandemic – But Caution is Needed before Making These Changes Permanent

Filed Under: Article Tagged With: alert, COVID, COVID-19, telehealth, Weekly Alert

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