Law and Policy in Telemedicine

Medicare & Medicaid articles on the TIE

• Medicaid and Telemedicine in 2002

  Author: Donel Lauderdale, M.S.E., Cheryl Lacsamama, B.S.*, and Susan E. Palsbo, Ph.D.
  Date: September/October, 2003
  Report on a study assessing the extent to which state Medicaid reimbursement was following the lead of federal Medicare reimbursement, and in the amount of individual discretion that Medicaid program directors have in paying for telemedicine services.

• New Medicare Reimbursement Laws: An Open Door for Telemedicine?

  Author: Glenn W. Wachter
  Date: February 28, 2001
  The details about CMS's first attempt at Medicare reimbursement for teleconsultations, and learn about new provisions which passed Congress December 2000.

• Medicaid Reimbursement in 2000

  Author: Glenn W. Wachter
  Date: April 4, 2000
  Learn about telemedicine reimbursement through Medicaid, which was approved in at least 14 U.S. states in 1999.

• Two Years of Medicare Reimbursement of Telemedicine: A Post-Mortem

  Author: Glenn W. Wachter
  Date: March 26, 2000
  While the health care industry awaits CMS's proposed rules (pursuant to the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2001) to refine telemedicine reimbursement, data has been obtained that shows just how ineffective its first attempt was.

• Medicare Reimbursement for Telemedicine in 1999

  Author: Glenn W. Wachter
  Date: November 9, 1999
  Understand the details about Medicare reimbursing health care providers for teleconsultations.

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