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U.S . Telemedicine Public Policy

Learn about the challenges and goals of U.S. telemedicine public policy in this informative guide. Discover how government roles, reimbursement, regulation, and innovative payment models can help overcome barriers of time, distance, and access to care.

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U.S . Telemedicine Public Policy

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  1. U.S. TelemedicinePublic Policy Gary Capistrant September 25, 2014 Columbia, SC

  2. Some Problems Addressed Barriers of time and distance Professional shortages Disparities in access to care Quality of care Hospital readmits, ER overuse Costs of delivery Convenience and patient choice

  3. Public Policy Goals Knock down government barriers Promote “value” innovative payment and service models Address care delivery problems • Cost, access, outcome, productivity

  4. Major Government Roles Rendering Reimbursement Regulation Research Resources Readiness and recovery

  5. Innovative Pay Models Tweaks Value-based purchasing Pay for performance Reforms Bundling (services, time) Case-mix Sharing (risk, savings, gains) Salary-based Reference pricing, indemnity

  6. Medicare Today 36.6M in fee-for-service 15.7M in Medicare Advantage 1.9M in Special Needs Plans (SNPs)

  7. Medicare FFS Barriers Limited live video Only rural counties (20% of beneficiaries) Limited originating sites Limited providers Only specific procedures No store & forward No remote patient monitoring

  8. Medicare Bills S. 2662 (Thad Cochran) / H.R. 3306 (Gregg Harper) Telehealth Enhancement Act H.R. 5380 (Mike Thompson) Medicare Telehealth Parity Act

  9. Rural

  10. Metro Fringes

  11. All Beneficiaries

  12. 50 State Medicaids Today All cover imaging 45 states cover something 41 telemental health 18 home telehealth 14 remote patient monitoring 11 store-and-forward Comprehensive risk-based managed 29.1M (51%) 26 states with >50% of recipients

  13. State Ratings – Coverage and Reimbursement

  14. SC Progress

  15. SC Opportunities

  16. Medicaid Best Practices for Telehealth Uses Telemental and Behavioral Health Stroke Managed Care High-Risk Pregnancy Rehabilitation Patient Monitoring & Home Video School-based Store-and-forward

  17. Medicaid Prospects Parity – urban, store-and-forward Managed care flexibility Focused initiatives Specialty – at-risk pregnancies, autism Chronic - health homes Sites – home, school-based

  18. Private Insurance Obamacare HIE parity Today 21 states + DC w/parity 7 w/10+ years experience Many insurers choose to cover Prospects 29 w/o parity 14 with 2014 proposals

  19. State Ratings – Physician Practice Standards

  20. SC Telemed Practice Rules

  21. Federal Interstate “One State License” Model Defense -- STEP Act (H.R. 1832) enacted December 2011 Pending VA: VETS Act, H.R. 2001 Medicare: TELE-MED Act, H.R. 3077

  22. Other Major Regulatory Federal FDA on medical devices and software FCC on universal services and net neutrality HIPAA privacy and security DEA for controlled substances prescribing ONC/CMS electronic health records and health information exchange State Prof licensure & practice rules at both ends

  23. Market Opportunities Mobile and home Specialty care Urban Provider productivity

  24. AmericanTelemed.orgATAwiki.org Gary Capistrant Senior Director, Public Policy GCapistrant@AmericanTelemed.org 202-233-3333

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