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31. Assessing the Impact of Medicaid Telehealth Policy Change on Equitable Access to Telehealth Services in North Carolina
Date: Sep 2023

Describes the evolution of North Carolina's Medicaid telehealth coverage and reimbursement policies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Discusses the impact of these policies on access to care. Compares data on telehealth claims by volume and as a percentage of total claims by race and rural-urban residence between March 2020 and December 2022.

...Telehealth Policy Change on Equitable Access to Telehealth Services in North Carolina --- Describes the evolution...

32. Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2021: Telehealth Recommendations
Date: Dec 2022

Offers policy recommendations related to Maryland's Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2021, including recommendations related to provider options to deliver care via telehealth, audio-visual and audio-only delivery, remote patient monitoring, hospice care services, inpatient care, patient privacy, and reimbursement levels.

...Telehealth Access Act of 2021: Telehealth Recommendations --- Offers policy recommendations related to Maryland's Preserve...

33. The Role of Telehealth in Achieving a High Performing Rural Health System: Priorities in a Post-Pandemic System
Date: Feb 2023

Presents a review of the potential for expanded use of telehealth in rural America and the use of telehealth services during the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). Examines the uses of telehealth in a high-performing rural health system. Expands on considerations outlined in the October 2020 publication The Evolving Landscape of National Telehealth Policies during a Public Health Emergency: Responsiveness to Rural Needs.

...telehealth in rural America and the use of telehealth services during the COVID-19 public...

34. Telehealth Expansion, Internet Speed, and Primary Care Access Before and During COVID-19
Date: Jan 2024

Analyzes changes in primary care telehealth access among 172,387 Wisconsin Medicaid beneficiaries before and during the COVID-19 public health emergency. Covers the period June 2019 to December 2021, with data on telehealth visit count, telehealth share of visits, and PHE-induced decline in visits offset by telehealth. Assesses change in access over time by demographic characteristics, rural-urban dwelling, access to high speed internet, and health status.

...telehealth visit count, telehealth share of visits, and PHE-induced decline in visits offset by telehealth...

35. Issue Brief: Creating a High-value Telehealth Strategy
Date: Mar 2020

Explores how hospitals can use telehealth services to improve patient outcomes and reduce costs. Discusses approaches to deliver telehealth services and provides guidelines to consider when developing a telehealth strategy. Provides examples of how rural hospitals are using telehealth services to meet community needs.

...Telehealth Strategy --- Explores how hospitals can use telehealth services to improve patient outcomes and reduce...

36. Telehealth Has Played an Outsized Role Meeting Mental Health Needs During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Date: Mar 2022

Explores usage of telehealth for physical and mental health outpatient visits between March 2019 and August 2021. Figure 3 shows use of mental health and substance use telehealth visits versus other outpatient telehealth visits, with rural versus urban comparisons. Includes a discussion about payment models for telehealth via private insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid.

...telehealth visits versus other outpatient telehealth visits, with rural versus urban comparisons. Includes a discussion...

37. Experiences of Medicaid Programs and Health Centers in Implementing Telehealth
Date: 2019

Examines the experiences of 19 rural and urban Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and 7 state Medicaid programs with supporting and delivering telehealth. Addresses state Medicaid policies, telehealth models and types, barriers and facilitators for telehealth, and future plans. Identifies considerations for payers, policymakers, and FQHCs interested in telehealth implementation.

...telehealth. Addresses state Medicaid policies, telehealth models and types, barriers and facilitators for telehealth, and future...

38. Telehealth and Telemedicine in Missouri
Date: 2020

Discusses telehealth programs in Missouri, including the early contributions of the Missouri Telehealth Network to the growth of telehealth and the MO HealthNet program. Discusses telehealth's impact on rural healthcare access and state-level approaches to reimbursement, licensing, restrictions, and telemedicine delivery.

...Telehealth Network to the growth of telehealth and the MO HealthNet program. Discusses telehealth's impact...

39. Medicare Beneficiary Use of Telehealth Visits: Early Data from the Start of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Date: Jul 2020

Examines changes in Medicare in-person primary care visits and the use of telehealth services at the start of the COVID-19 public health emergency. Discusses how Medicare telehealth flexibilities implemented in response to COVID-19 impacted access to these services. Compares the percentage of primary care telehealth visits between rural and urban providers. Includes a county-level map displaying the percentage of primary care visits conducted via telehealth services in April 2020.

...telehealth services in April 2020. --- View more Medicare Beneficiary Use of Telehealth Visits: Early Data...

40. Medicare Telehealth: Actions Needed to Strengthen Oversight and Help Providers Educate Patients on Privacy and Security Risks
Date: Sep 2022

Analyzes 2019 and 2020 Medicare claims data to explore the utilization of telehealth services before and after the implementation of regulatory flexibilities and waivers in March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Describes efforts taken by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to identify and monitor risks posed by Medicare telehealth waivers, as well as a change made to the enforcement of regulations governing patients' protected health information during the COVID-19 public health emergency. Offers three recommendations to CMS to strengthen oversight and assess the quality of telehealth services and one recommendation regarding assistance to providers to explain the privacy and security risks of telehealth to patients.

...telehealth to patients. --- View more Medicare Telehealth: Actions Needed to Strengthen Oversight and Help Providers...