Politico September 19, 2023
Medicare is leading the way in covering virtual health care, with private insurers and Medicaid lagging behind.
That’s according to a new report from the American Medical Association and consulting firm Manatt Health.
They found that traditional Medicare and private Medicare advantage plans are paying doctors for:
— remote patient monitoring, in which patients use medical devices to keep track of their vital signs at home.
— remote therapeutic monitoring, which allows physicians to track a patients’ adherence to a care plan.
— digital evaluation and management, in which patients contact providers via an online portal.
— interprofessional telephone, internet, and electronic health record consultations, in which providers discuss a patient’s care with each other.
By contrast: Medicaid coverage varies...
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