BY JESS DaMASSA, WTF HEALTH
Simply as HHS extends the Covid-19 public well being emergency waivers till July, we kick-off a brand-new month-to-month interview sequence in regards to the state-of-play for all issues telehealth and digital care coverage and reimbursement. Known as the WTF Well being Digital Care Regulatory Spherical-up, we’re partnering with our pals at Wheel to characteristic well being coverage consultants, lobbyists, well being plan of us, and different digital care consultants and insiders who can hold us up to date on the altering laws and what they may imply to these well being tech co’s whose companies depend on digital care.
Legal professional-to-the-stars-of-telehealth, Nathaniel Lacktman, who chairs the Telemedicine & Digital Well being Business Workforce at Foley & Lardner and is a Board member of the American Telemedicine Affiliation (ATA), kicks the sequence off for us with an replace on these public well being waivers and the way he’s teaching well being tech companies in making ready for the inevitable transition of care that may come after they come to an finish.
What is going to occur to sufferers who dwell throughout state traces from their digital care suppliers? What enterprise selections have to be made to keep away from abandoning sufferers and sustaining continuity of care? Nate’s not bullish on a federal nationwide license, however there are some circumstances the place cross-state patient-provider relationships can live on – they only may not work for everybody’s enterprise mannequin.
And, as regards to telehealth enterprise fashions, Nate offers us his tackle the place he thinks reimbursement can be headed, how coverage round digital prescribing can be impacted post-pandemic (significantly round managed substances), and whether or not or not Medicare’s originating web site requirement can be put again in place. We additionally get Nate’s perspective on which digital care enterprise fashions appear to be working finest amongst well being tech startups and what authorized threat these extra ‘reckless’ gamers could be creating for the remainder of the sector with out even realizing it. Nice schooling on digital care and what’s taking place within the area RIGHT NOW. Watch!
Particular due to our sequence sponsor, Wheel – the well being tech firm powering the digital care business. Wheel supplies corporations with every little thing they should launch and scale digital care providers — together with the regulatory infrastructure to ship prime quality and compliant care. Be taught extra at wheel.com.
