Regulatory flexibility for Medicare to cover telemedicine is set to expire at the end of the year unless Congress acts quickly. Many experts are fully committed to telemedicine while others think the benefits have been exaggerated.
Category: Telemedicine
How to Increase Doctor/Patient Communication
Americans visit their physicians about 1 billion times a year. That works out to about three visits per individual. Office visits are not distributed equally. Visits are more concentrated among less healthy individuals, while others may not see a doctor at all. Physicians are the gatekeepers to most therapies and treatments.
Wednesday Links
- CBO: Drug importation and a slew of other oft-debated drug pricing policies would have little to no effect on cutting prices.
- Henderson on Stiglitz.
- Charles Sauer: CDC’s advisory committee to recommend lowering the age for the pneumonia vaccination to 50.
- Federal funds now directly support the purchase of 79 percent of Obamacare plans, while the majority of enrollees receive plans entirely paid for by federal taxpayers.
- Virtual physical therapy, once a niche service, has gone mainstream.