American Telemedicine Association Applauds Landmark Expansion of Medicare Telehealth Coverage
"The passage of CHRONIC means more options and flexibility for both providers and patients, including better access to lifesaving treatments, tailored care for beneficiaries coping with multiple chronic health conditions, healthier patients and lower health care costs," said
The new law will:
- Expand telehealth options for the nineteen million Americans enrolled in Medicare Managed Care plans;
- Facilitate improved timeliness of diagnosis and treatment for stroke patients--the leading cause of adult long-term disability and fourth leading cause of death in
U.S. ; - Enable kidney dialysis at home, providing opportunity for dialysis patients' required visited to be conducted via video and;
- Allow accountable care organizations (ACOs), who are responsible for the overall cost of care to provide telehealth for all Medicare beneficiaries and services to them at home. Presently, this level of Medicare telehealth coverage is only extended to 44 Next Generation ACOs;
These improvements were made in addition to the recent decision by the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Service to cover remote patient monitoring for the millions of Medicare with chronic health conditions.
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