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81. Federal Telehealth Flexibilities in Private Health Insurance During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: In Brief - Resources
Date: Feb 2023

Provides an overview of how private health insurance plans cover telehealth services, as well as federal flexibilities that encouraged private health insurance plans to promote telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Summarizes the two main types of laws at the state level addressing telehealth coverage in private health insurance. Outlines considerations for telehealth coverage after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency.

...telehealth coverage in private health insurance. Outlines considerations for telehealth coverage after the end of the COVID...

82. Behavioral Healthcare Organizations' Experiences Related to Use of Telehealth as a Result of the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Exploratory Study - Resources
Date: Jun 2022

Study examining the experiences of substance use disorder (SUD) and mental health treatment service providers with telehealth based on surveys of 391 individuals on behalf of their organizations. Describes COVID-related experiences with telehealth, general telehealth experiences, and recommendations for continued telehealth delivery, including rural-specific insights and concerns.

...telehealth, general telehealth experiences, and recommendations for continued telehealth delivery, including rural-specific insights and concerns...

83. The Role of Telehealth in Achieving a High Performing Rural Health System: Priorities in a Post-Pandemic System - Resources
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...

84. Rural Telehealth Toolkit - RHIhub - Toolkits
Reviewed: Jun 8, 2023

A step-by-step guide for identifying and implementing rural community telehealth programs. Includes evidence-based examples, promising models, program best practices, and resources you can adapt to fit your program's needs.

...Telehealth Toolkit - RHIhub --- A step-by-step guide for identifying and implementing rural community telehealth...

85. Medicare Telehealth: Actions Needed to Strengthen Oversight and Help Providers Educate Patients on Privacy and Security Risks - Resources
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. --- Medicare Telehealth: Actions Needed to Strengthen Oversight and Help Providers Educate Patients...

86. Medicare Beneficiary Use of Telehealth Visits: Early Data from the Start of the COVID-19 Pandemic - Resources
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. --- Medicare Beneficiary Use of Telehealth Visits: Early Data from the Start...

87. Patterns of Telehealth Use During Pregnancy and Postpartum Among Commercially Insured Women - Resources
Date: Feb 2026

Examines the use of telehealth among pregnant and postpartum women by rural versus urban location and type of service. Utilizes 2019-2021 data to examine telehealth visits by patient characteristics, predelivery versus postpartum use, service type, and rurality. Discusses the role of telehealth to access mental health services and differences between rural and urban telehealth use.

...Telehealth Use During Pregnancy and Postpartum Among Commercially Insured Women --- Examines the use of telehealth...

88. Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2021: Telehealth Recommendations - Resources
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...

89. Loud and Clear: Improving Access to Hearing Care in Rural America - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Mar 13, 2024

Studies find that rural people have higher rates of hearing loss than urban people but face significant barriers to care. Experts from a hearing clinic in South Dakota, a telehealth program in Alaska, and a nationally available agriculture safety program discuss these barriers, ways to improve access to hearing care, and the importance of hearing conservation. - The Rural Monitor

...Telehealth for follow-up care Jorgensen said that telehealth appointments are better suited for follow...

90. Telehealth Parity Laws - Resources
Date: Aug 2016

Policy brief discussing federal and state activities related to telehealth, as well as Medicaid and private insurer reimbursement for telehealth services. Identifies the arguments in favor of and against paying for telehealth at parity with in-person care. Discusses the role telehealth can play in rural access to healthcare.

...Telehealth Parity Laws --- Policy brief discussing federal and state activities related to telehealth, as well...