Competing priorities and legislative inertia are the only reasons Massachusetts has not caught up to the other states that have already taken this step to enhance access and continuity of behavioral health care.
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3 key steps for moving forward with telehealth
AT THE OUTSET of the pandemic, payers, policymakers, and providers at the local, state, and national levels rallied to rapidly expand the financial and technological infrastructure around telemedicine services. Such […]
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Report finds older adults use telehealth far less than others
THE POPULARITY OF telehealth has surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, as doctors shut their offices to nonemergency visits, then even once they reopened, patients remained hesitant to go to a […]
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Amid pandemic, health care visits still haven’t rebounded
THE NUMBER OF people seeking health care in Massachusetts dropped dramatically when the coronavirus pandemic hit – and eight months later, it still hasn’t totally rebounded, according to new data from the Health […]
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Massachusetts should not mandate telehealth prices
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the many positive benefits of telehealth. Virtual visits with a medical provider can save patients time and help them avoid germy waiting rooms. Providers cut […]
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Telehealth is burgeoning, but how to pay for it?
SINCE THE CORONAVIRUS pandemic hit, going to a doctor’s appointment for many people has looked similar to going to work or visiting a parent: Go to a computer, log onto a […]
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Children slower than adults to resume medical care
NEW DATA RELEASED Wednesday by the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission show that while adults are returning to the doctor at near pre-pandemic levels, children are not. The national data show that doctors’ visits for adults […]
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Senate bill extends telehealth, scope of practice
THE MASSACHUSETTS SENATE is poised to extend the governor’s emergency order on insurance payments for telehealth, while at the same time reviving controversial proposals related to the types of services […]