As telehealth gains traction as a way to deliver health care, Medicare reimbursement remains a major obstacle to broad implementation due in part to scoring methodology from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). Rather than decreasing health care costs, CBO’s scoring methodology assumes that telehealth increases utilization and therefore overall costs. Recent legislation on the Hill, … Read more

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently issued a report outlining five key areas in which smaller, rural physician practices tend to struggle as they shift from fee-for-service reimbursement to value-based care. Given the unique nature of rural medicine, and the fact that value-based payment will continue to grow, it is important to understand these challenges … Read more

It’s clear the President-elect and members of Congress are intent on repealing and replacing the ACA, the specifics of which are still in development. However, it is likely that a potential replacement strategy could include punting health care reform to the states. One plausible way the incoming administration could accomplish this is by significantly relaxing … Read more