Comments Relative to Reproductive and Maternal Health Legislation (PDF)

6/9/2021

and efficacy of medication abortion is undisputed, with an overall success rate for the form of medication … abortion described above of 95–99%, and an exceedingly low complication rate of less than 0.5%.”2 … The associated mortality rate is 0.00063%.3 Medication abortion can be prescribed and dispensed by qualified …

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Letter to House Leadership Regarding S.2452, An Act to Temporarily Extend Certain Measures Adopted in the State of Emergency (PDF)

6/9/2021

commercial payment rate for emergency health care services and a noncontracted, out-of-network commercial … payment rate for non-emergency health care services in the Commonwealth. The proposal in Section …

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Comments to the Division of Insurance and MassHealth Regarding the Implementation of Telehealth Provisions within Chapter 260 of Acts of 2020 (PDF)

6/8/2021

explicitly allows that the rate of payment for telehealth services provided via interactive audio-video … technology may be greater than the rate of payment for the same service delivered by other telehealth … when thinking about reimbursement rates. Instead, when thinking about reimbursement rates for care …

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Comments to the Division of Insurance and MassHealth on the 4th Listening Session Regarding Utilization Review and Telehealth Standards for Accreditation Review (PDF)

6/8/2021

, we know anecdotally that telehealth is decreasing no show rates – particularly among Black …

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Letter to House Leadership Regarding S.2452, An Act to Temporarily Extend Certain Measures Adopted in the State of Emergency

6/8/2021

, out-of-network commercial payment rate for emergency health care services and a noncontracted, out-of-network … commercial payment rate for non-emergency health care services in the Commonwealth. The proposal in Section 3 …

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Vital Signs May-June 2021 PDF

6/7/2021

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Telehealth on the Federal Level, and an Example of MMS Advocacy

6/7/2021

body { background:#fff; } ALEXANDRIA ICENHOWER, FEDERAL RELATIONS MANAGER, ADVOCACY AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS While Massachusetts has advanced telehealth policy, movement on federal telehealth laws for Medicare patients has lagged. The telehealth flexibilities granted duri

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Catalyzing Action on Health and Equity in a Post-COVID-19 World

6/7/2021

body { background:#fff; } BY VANESSA KENEALY, MMS PUBLIC HEALTH AND PREPAREDNESS PROGRAMS SPECIALIST On April 27, 2021, the MMS held its Annual Education Program, Reimagining Health and Equity in a Post-COVID-19 World

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The MMS and Others Advocate to Shape Telehealth Practice in Massachusetts

6/7/2021

rates, and continuing to cover various modalities of care like telemedicine will have a positive impact …

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Comments Relative to Reproductive and Maternal Health Legislation

6/7/2021

success rate for the form of medication abortion described above of 95–99%, and an exceedingly low … complication rate of less than 0.5%. The associated mortality rate is 0.00063%. Medication abortion can …

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