Law and Policy in Telemedicine

Medicare and Medicaid Links

• A State-by-State Comparison of Medicaid Reimbursement Policies
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  Date:
  Telemedicine for Children with Special Health Care Needs: A State-by-State Comparison of Medicaid Reimbursement Policies and Title V Activities
• ATA Report on Reimbursement
  Author/editor: n/a
  Date: April 2003
  A White Paper designed to provide stakeholders with scientifically grounded research, historical facts and relevant comments which serve to support dialogue with regulatory and legislative agencies, as well as policy makers. Adobe PDF
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
  The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is the federal agency that administers Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).
• CMS Active Projects Report 2004
  Centers for Medicare and Medicaid funded projects for improving fee-for-service payment and delivery.
• Georgia Statewide Telemedicine Program Reimbursement
  Reimbursement information for Georgia Statewide Telemedicine Program sites, and Telemedicine Partners.
• Many Payers Cover Telemedicine, But Payment for e-Visits Remain in Infancy
  An overview of a 2003 survey jointly sponsored by the American Telemedicine Association and AMD Telemedicine on private payers covering telemedicine. Payments for e-mail consultations is still in the early stages.
• Medicare Programs; Revisions to Payment Policies: Final Rule November 1, 2001
  On November 1, 2001 the Health Care Financing Administration announced its final rule regarding the Department of Health and Human Services Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies and Five-year Review and Adjustments to the Relative Value Units Under the Physician Fee Schedule for Calendar Year 2002. Section F pertains to Medicare Telehealth Reimbursement Regulations.
• Rural Health Services
  From HRSA's Medicaid Primer, a review of the opportunities to use Medicaid as a source of financing for rural health programs.
• States Where Medicaid Reimbursement of Services Utilizing Telemedicine is Available
  Maintained by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the document includes state contact information.
• Telemedicine for the Medicare Population: Pediatric, Obstetric, and Clinician-Indirect Home Interventions: Full Report
  Author/editor: not listed
  Date: February, 2001
  Prepared by the Oregon Health Sciences University Evidence-based Practice Center, this report is a supplement to an earlier evidence report, Telemedicine for the Medicare Population, which was intended to help policymakers weigh the evidence relevant to coverage of telemedicine services under Medicare. The original report focused on telemedicine programs and clinical settings that had been used with or were likely to be applied to Medicare beneficiaries.
• The Changing Face of Ambulatory Medicine: Reimbursing Physicians for Computer-Based Care
  Author/editor: Mark S. Gorden and John P. DuMoulin
  Date: March, 2003
  A policy paper from the American College of Physicians. Adobe PDF

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