“Medicaid: CMS Should Assess Effect of Increased Telehealth Use on Beneficiaries’ Quality of Care”

“Medicaid: CMS Should Assess Effect of Increased Telehealth Use on Beneficiaries’ Quality of Care,” Government Accountability Office

 

Quote:

“Telehealth has helped people get the health care they need while reducing their COVID-19 exposure risk. At the start of the pandemic, Medicaid data from 5 states showed exponential increases in the number and percentage of services delivered via telehealth, the number of Medicaid beneficiaries receiving telehealth. For example, from March 2020-February 2021, 32.5 million services were delivered via telehealth vs. 2.1 million services the prior year. But, Medicaid hasn’t collected or assessed data on the quality of care beneficiaries received from telehealth services. We recommended doing so.”

 

LTC Comment, Stephen A. Moses, President, Center for Long-Term Care Reform:Medicaid doesn’t monitor care quality? What a surprise.