Telehealth
AHA this week voiced support for bipartisan legislation (H.R.1110) introduced in the House that would require the Department of Health and Human Services, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, and Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission to study expanded telehealth use during the COVID-19…
AHA letter to Representative Troy Balderson expressing support of H.R. 1110, the Knowing the Efficiency and Efficacy of Permanent (KEEP) Telehealth Options Act.
America’s hospitals and health systems are places of healing, hope, comfort and caring. Today, they also face many challenges that jeopardize their ability to always be there ready to care.
AHA shares comments on two topics that were discussed during the January 2023 public meeting: Medicare Part B drug payments and telehealth services.
Even as signs indicate that inflation is slowing, a recent consumer survey conducted by Deloitte indicates that 28% of Americans, or roughly 72 million adults, feel less prepared to pay for medical costs than they did last year.
As the Congressional Telehealth Caucus considers updates to legislation that would permanently remove all geographic restrictions on Medicare telehealth services and expand originating sites, AHA encouraged House and Senate caucus leaders to consider adding provisions that have expanded access to…
After surveying more than 21,000 consumers since 2017, leaders from Accenture have found some interesting answers and developed conclusions about where health care organizations should invest to improve the patient experience.
AHA provides feedback to the Senate on the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) Act, and to support Congress’ continued efforts to transform health care through permanent telehealth reform.
AHA provides feedback on the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) Act, and to support Congress’ continued efforts to transform health care through permanent telehealth reform
Forty state Medicaid programs newly allowed or expanded audio-only telehealth services for behavioral health in 2022, and 39 expanded the types of behavioral health services eligible for telehealth delivery, according to a supplement to the annual Kaiser Family Foundation survey of state Medicaid…