Highmark members increased their use of telehealth services by 3,400% last year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Highmark Medicare waives co-pays for COVID inpatient hospital care in 2021
In preparation for its Medicare product rollout for 2020, Highmark Health ensured that it had the infrastructure to allow all of its Medicare consumers the ability to receive care through telehealth.
Read More »New CMS proposal could lead to permanent changes in telemedicine reimbursement
A dramatic increase to Medicare reimbursements for telemedicine services that allowed health care providers to receive payment for services they provide online, could continue after the public health emergency is over.
Read More »Geisinger awarded $978,000 to improve telehealth services
Montour County-based Geisinger was awarded $978,000 from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to put towards equipment for the system’s telehealth services.
Read More »UPMC Pinnacle awarded FCC funding for telehealth services
UPMC Pinnacle was awarded more than $705,000 by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to enhance telehealth services at its hospitals.
Read More »Highmark extends waivers for COVID-19 treatment and telemedicine payments
Highmark said it will be waiving deductibles, coinsurance and copayments for telehealth services and inpatient hospital care related to COVID-19 through September 30.
Read More »Drop in patients could shutter many independent clinics
Independent medical practices have overhauled how they offer in-person visits to protect their staff and patients from contacting COVID-19, but if patients don’t return soon to their providers, many small clinics – some say 30 to 50% -- could face closures by the end of the summer.
Read More »Patient First adds telehealth, COVID-19 testing services
Regional urgent care provider Patient First is offering telehealth appointments for its patients in Pennsylvania, and drive-up COVID-19 testing at a number of its locations in the state.
Read More »Why telemedicine’s rise could outlast the pandemic
A series of changes in Medicare over the last month allowing health care providers to receive reimbursements for telemedicine services was something providers thought would take years.
Read More »Schreiber Center will need ‘significant community support’ to stay open
Relying on Medicaid reimbursements and fundraising to keep the lights on, Lancaster County-based Schreiber Center for Pediatrics has a difficult path ahead of it, depending on when it can reopen to patients.
Read More »Select EMS agencies get more care options under test of new Medicare model
A new Medicare payment model being tested on three midstate EMS agencies will offer more options for caring with patients covered under Medicare
Read More »Hershey Medical Center’s sexual assault examiners join telehealth program
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center’s registered nurses trained in sexual assault examination will be offering remote care to patients in rural regions.
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