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Medicare reimbursement policies have not kept pace with doctor-patient encounters occurring outside of a traditional care setting. Legal and regulatory barriers affect the ability of providers to initiate or expand their telehealth services. Reimbursement must support providers’ use of the technology they deem best fit to achieve better patient outcomes. A national dialogue must take place concerning the patchwork of state laws and licensure barriers impeding the expansion of telemedicine and remote patient monitoring.

CHIME Top Recommendation to Policymakers

  • Create a more flexible reimbursement policy around the use of telehealth such that Medicare pays providers for using it and supports patient care when and where they need it

CIO Cheat Sheets

  • FCC Connected Care Pilot Program (Oct. 2020)
  • CMS Duration of COVID-19 Telehealth Waivers (updated Sept. 2020)
  • Telehealth COVID Cheat Sheet (April 16, 2020)
  • Medicare Telehealth & Connected Care Policies – Updated for 2020 (April 16, 2020)
  • Guide to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Involvement in Health Care (Dec. 2018)
  • Guide to HRSA Regional Telehealth Resource Center (RTRC) Program (Oct. 2018)
  • Guide to the VA Telehealth Rule (Jul. 2018)

Letters to the Administration

  • FCC COVID-19 Telehealth Program Round 2 Comment Letter (January 2021)
  • CHIME letter to HHS requesting extension of telehealth policies (June 2020)
  • CHIME Letter to the FCC on the 5G Fund for Rural America (June 2020)
 
  • CHIME Comment Letter to CMS on COVID 19 Interim Final Rules (May 2020)
  • CHIME letter of Support for FCC COVID-19 Telehealth Program and Connected Care Pilot Program  to Chairman Pai (April  2020)
  • CHIME Response to CMS RFI on Rural Health (April 10, 2020)
  • Stakeholder Letter to OIG on Anti-Kickback Policies (Dec 2019)
  • CHIME & AEHIT letter to FCC on Connected Care Pilot (Sept 2019)
  • Multi-stakeholder letter to CMS on Specialty Care Models (Sept 2019)
  • Multi-stakeholder letter to FCC on Connected Care Pilot (Sept 2019)
  • CHIME & AEHIT send letter of support to FCC on Connected Care Pilot (July 2019)
  • Signon letter to CMS on Medicare managed care and telehealth polices (Dec 2018)
  • CHIME and AEHIT Comment Letter to the FCC on the Connected Care Pilot Program (Sep 2018)
  • Sign-on letter to CMS Administrator Verma on expansion of telehealth reimbursement (Jun 2018)
  • CHIME comment letter to FCC on leveraging telehealth under the RHC program (Feb 2018)

Congressional Letters & Testimony

  • Stakeholder letter to Congressional leaders urging telehealth flexibilities extension (December 2020)
  • CHIME letter of support for COVID-19 Telehealth Program Extension Act (September 2020)
  • CHIME letter of Support for Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act (July 2020)
  • Stakeholder letter to Lawmakers on Preventing End of PHE (June 2020)
  • CHIME letter to Lawmakers requesting extension of telehealth policies (June 2020)
  • CHIME letter to Senator Alexander on Preparing for the Next Pandemic (June 2020)
  • Stakeholder letter to lawmakers on the Healthcare Broadband Expansion During COVID-19 Act (April 10, 2020)
  • Stakeholder letters to Representatives Gianforte (R-MT) and Eshoo (D-CA) on the National Telehealth Strategy and Data Advancement Act (Feb. 2020)
  • CHIME Response to Rural and Underserved Communities Health Task Force Request for Information (Nov. 2019)
  • Industry Stakeholder Letter Concerning Mental Health Telemedicine Expansion Act (HR 1301) (June 2019)
  • CHIME Response to Telehealth Caucus Request for Information on Telehealth and Remote Patient Monitoring Legislative Proposals (April 2019)
  • CHIME Statement for the Record of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Hearing on, “Winning the Race to 5G and the Next Era of Technology Innovation in the United States” (February 2019)
  • Sign-on letter to the Senate Finance Committee on the Expanding Telehealth Response to Ensure Addiction Treatment Act (eTREAT) (May 2018) (May 2018)

Letters to Payers

  • Letter to American Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) (July 2020)
  • Letter to Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) (July 2020)
  • Letter to National Governor’s Association (NGA) (July 2020)
  • Letter to National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD) (July 2020)

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Mari Rose Savickis, MPA,
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Public Policy [email protected]

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