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As specialty care is more complex, CEO calls Summus Global 'Virtual Care 2.0.'
The organizations express concern that, when the public health emergency waiver ends, many patients will be left without access to care.
The popularity of MA has exploded, but AHIP officials want to protect MA before the end of the pandemic signals a shift in flexibilities.
Mayo Clinic is able to send kidney and marrow transplant patients home to recover to a hospital level of care, says Medically Home CEO Rami Karjian.
This week's top stories include Black, Hispanic, Asian American and other minority Medicaid enrollees reporting significantly worse experiences around care access compared to their white counterparts, and Amazon Care expanding in-person services to 20 new cities.
The collaboration gives Banner|Aetna's fully insured and employer group members access to the virtual, provider-led diabetes program.
Most patients responded well to medication and/or psychotherapy - sometimes called 'talk therapy' - for their condition.
The virtual psychiatry and counseling services are now available to about five million Medicare Advantage members.
Cofounder and CEO of Brightline Naomi Allen explains how virtual tech could expand access to children's mental health services.
Independent physician groups, which include telehealth docs, must now accept a rate that someone else has negotiated, expert says.