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441. MedPAC Report to the Congress: Medicare and the Health Care Delivery System, June 2023
Date: Jun 2023

Evaluates Medicare payment issues and provides recommendations to the U.S. Congress. Chapter 7 presents a report on the use, payment, and quality of telehealth services that Medicare pays for separately under the physician fee schedule (PFS). Also includes chapters on the cost of drugs covered under Medicare Part B, postsale rebates for prescription drugs in Medicare Part D, standardized benefits in Medicare Advantage plans, future directions for Medicare Advantage payment policy, disparities in outcomes for beneficiaries with different social risks, Medicare behavioral health services, the alignment of fee-for-service payment rates across ambulatory settings, and the evaluation of a post-acute care prospective payment system prototype.

...telehealth services that Medicare pays for separately under the physician fee schedule (PFS). Also includes...

442. MedPAC Report to the Congress: Medicare and the Health Care Delivery System, June 2016
Date: Jun 2016

Includes chapters on pricing and payment systems, Medicare drug spending, Part B drug and oncology payment policy issues, improving Part D, improving efficiency and preserving access to emergency care in rural areas, telehealth services and Medicare, and issues affecting dual-eligible beneficiaries. Rural providers and rural patient populations are discussed throughout the report.

...telehealth services and Medicare, and issues affecting dual-eligible beneficiaries. Rural providers and rural patient...

443. The Value Proposition of Retail Clinics
Date: Apr 2015

Describes the role retail clinics can play in improving healthcare access, including in rural areas. Discusses the potential of telehealth use at retail clinics. Offers recommendations for optimizing the value of retail clinics to meet individual and community health needs.

...telehealth use at retail clinics. Offers recommendations for optimizing the value of retail clinics to meet...

444. Evaluating the HCIA - Behavioral Health/Substance Abuse Awards: Third Annual Report
Date: Jan 2017

Third annual evaluations of 10 Health Care Innovation Awards Round One projects focused on mental health and substance abuse services. Awardee-specific chapters focus on program objectives, implementation experiences, and participant outcomes. Programs include HealthLinkNow, which uses telehealth to provide behavioral care services in rural areas, and the Prevention and Recovery in Early Psychosis Program, which was expanded to serve to rural counties in California.

...telehealth to provide behavioral care services in rural areas, and the Prevention and Recovery in Early...

445. MedPAC Comment on CMS's Proposed Rule on the Physician Prospective Payment System for FY 2024
Date: Sep 2023

Comment on the August 7, 2023, Federal Register proposed rule revising the physician fee schedule to improve payment systems for physicians and other Medicare Part B revisions. Includes discussions on payment rates for Medicare telehealth services; the Medicare Shared Savings Program, including regional adjustments; incorporating Medicare Advantage data into public reporting; and more.

...telehealth services; the Medicare Shared Savings Program, including regional adjustments; incorporating Medicare Advantage data into...

446. Report to Congress: Demonstration Project on Community Health Integration Models in Certain Rural Counties - Final Report
Date: 2020

Presents findings from the Frontier Community Health Integration Project Demonstration (FCHIP) over the 3-year project period. Shares results for the 10 participating Critical Access Hospitals in three states: North Dakota, Montana, and Nevada. The demonstration focused on interventions addressing ambulance services, skilled nursing facility/nursing facility beds, and telehealth. Offers recommendations for legislative and administrative action.

...telehealth. Offers recommendations for legislative and administrative action. --- View more Report to Congress: Demonstration Project...

447. Realizing the Benefits of Rural Broadband: Challenges and Solutions
Date: Jul 2018

Presents the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on the benefits, challenges, and solutions to rural broadband issues. Features testimony from an Associate Administrator and Chief Nursing Officer at Wallowa Memorial Hospital, a 25-bed Critical Access Hospital (CAH) in Enterprise, Oregon, on the role broadband plays in healthcare access via telehealth to rural and frontier areas.

...telehealth to rural and frontier areas. --- View more Realizing the Benefits of Rural Broadband: Challenges...

448. MedPAC Comment on CMS's Proposed Rule on Contract Year 2021 and 2022 Policy and Technical Changes to Medicare Advantage and Part D
Date: Apr 2020

Responds to a proposed rule to revise regulations for Medicare Advantage (MA) and the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit program (Part D). Provides comments on CMS proposals regarding out-of-network telehealth benefits, updates to the quality rating models for MA and Part D plans, and changes to MA network adequacy standards. Discusses how changes to network adequacy standards would impact access to dialysis facilities for beneficiaries in micropolitan counties, rural counties, and counties with extreme access considerations (CEAC).

...telehealth benefits, updates to the quality rating models for MA and Part D plans, and changes...

449. Aging on the Farm: Emerging Issues 2020-2021 Evaluation Report
Date: Jan 2023

Highlights 4 projects related to aging on the farm. Includes project descriptions, results, and future plans. Project topics include telehealth occupational therapy, data gathering on farmer needs in order to safely age in place, dementia awareness and healthcare quality, and exercise promotion for farmers with Parkinson's disease.

...telehealth occupational therapy, data gathering on farmer needs in order to safely age in place...

450. Experiences with Health Care Access, Cost, and Coverage: Findings from the 2022 KFF Women's Health Survey
Date: Dec 2022

Presents findings from the 2022 KFF Women's Health Survey of 5,145 women ages 18-64 who were asked about their health status, use of prescription medications, accessibility to healthcare, their selected care sites, check-ups, use of telemedicine, and health coverage and costs. Includes data on telehealth services provided by urban and rural location.

...telehealth services provided by urban and rural location. --- View more Experiences with Health Care Access...