NEW ACG Member Benefit Enables Reimbursement Via Telehealth

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• Forty states and DC currently have a law that governs private payer telehealth reimbursement policy.  Although Georgia passed a private payer law, it does not become effective until Jan. 1, 2020
• The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services finalized a rule this spring allowing Medicare Advantage plans to offer additional telehealth services as basic benefits.
• Fifty states and Washington, DC provide reimbursement for some form of live video in Medicaid fee-for-service.  
• The majority of states have no restrictions around eligible provider types; ten states have authorized six or more types of providers to treat patients through telehealth.

Sources: The Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP); American Telemedicine Association (ATA); Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

• Integrates into your current patient care workflow
• Cloud-based so no need for complicated technology installations or configurations
• Optional EHR/EMR integration available 
• Optional e-prescribing available
• Mobile app available for your patients to easily join a virtual session via smartphone or tablet