Telehealth Reimbursement News and Resources for Healthcare

Private Payers Reimbursed Telehealth, In-Person Care Equally in 2020

January 19, 2023 - In 2020 when the coronavirus pandemic forced a major shift to telehealth and virtual care, private payers were reimbursed for telehealth and in-person care equally, research from Peterson-Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) Health System Tracker discovered. The researchers used 2020 Health Care Cost Institute (HCCI) data to assess average paid amounts...

Health Orgs Support MA Risk Adjustment For Audio-Only Telehealth

April 01, 2021 by Hannah Nelson

Prominent healthcare organizations have announced their support of new legislation that would allow for audio-only telehealth services to apply toward Medicare Advantage (MA) risk adjustment. In a...

48% of Payers Concerned About Coronavirus Vaccine Effectiveness

November 12, 2020 by Kelsey Waddill

Payers’ top coronavirus-related concern is the effectiveness of a coronavirus vaccine, Avalere researchers have discovered. The Avalere researchers deployed an online survey and received...

Key Considerations for Permanently Integrating Telehealth Coverage

October 16, 2020 by Kelsey Waddill

Telehealth is metamorphosing and payers will have to take steps in order to permanently integrate telehealth coverage as a key form of care delivery. When the coronavirus pandemic struck, Donna O’Shea, MD, chief medical officer of...

Audio-only Telehealth Coverage Essential During COVID-19 Outbreak

May 26, 2020 by Emily Sokol, MPH

The coronavirus pandemic sparked a rise in telehealth use. Video and audio visits allow patients to connect with their providers virtually, eliminating the risk of a clinic visit. Meanwhile, remote...

Regulatory Changes Needed To Expand Medicare Telehealth Use

November 20, 2018 by Kyle Murphy, PhD

A new report on Medicare telehealth between 2014 and 2016 shows increased utilization of telehealth services by Medicare beneficiaries but largely remains an untapped resource because of restrictive...

Deductibles, Out-of-Pocket Healthcare Spending Rose 3% in 2015

November 22, 2016 by Vera Gruessner

Healthcare spending within the private health insurance market has grown 4.6 percent in 2015, according to a press release from the Health Care Cost Institute (HCCI). This type of growth in spending is...