Legislation

According to an audit by the Office of the Inspector General, Medicare improperly paid for $580 million of psychotherapy care, including $348 million of telehealth services, during the first year of the COVID-19 public health emergency.

At HIMSS23, Jodi Daniel, managing director of Crowell Health Solutions, discussed the evolving policy landscape for telehealth, remote patient monitoring and other digital health technologies as the public health emergency comes to a close.

Homeward's Amar Kendale, former chief product officer at Livongo and Teladoc, discusses how the industry must combine technology and new care models to improve access and make value-based payment successful.

Christopher Lis, managing director of global healthcare intelligence at J.D. Power, discusses the recent primary care deals by Amazon and CVS Health.

Ajayi discusses the challenges Medicaid and other underserved patients face when accessing the healthcare system and how the startup approaches expansion into new markets.

The organizations said Medicare Advantage members in 24 counties will have access to the rural provider's services.

According to the state authorities, the online birth control company billed Medi-Cal for services it didn't provide and dispensed female condoms to beneficiaries who didn't request them.

The deal is expected to close this year.

According to reporting by the Wall Street Journal, CVS is closing in on an agreement to acquire the primary care chain for $10.5 billion including debt.

The company offers a technology platform that aims to help primary care practices find gaps in care and manage the health of their patient populations.