HealthLeaders Media February 21, 2025
A recent study of 6 FQHCs in New York found that state Medicaid reimbursement policies are exacerbating workforce shortages and creating a divide between them and hospitals. And that’s doing real harm to their patients.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
– FQHCs and other clinics rely on Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements to support telehealth programs, improving access to care for their underserved patients.
– Federal and state policies not only provide reimbursement for FQHCs using telehealth, but create guidelines around how they can use virtual care. Those guidelines were relaxed during the pandemic to increase telehealth use and coverage.
– A recent study finds that New York City FQHCs are losing staff, particularly those providing mental health services, because of inadequate Medicaid reimbursements,...
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