tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2019 Issue 3

Industry News: New Medicare App Ups The Ante On eHealth

Last week, CMS followed through on its Blue Button 2.0 promises from last year to improve eHealth and data sharing with a new offering that connects tech-savvy patients with Medicare providers. CMS launched a “What’s Covered” app that “lets people with Original Medicare, caregivers, and others quickly see whether Medicare covers a specific medical item or service,” CMS said in a release. “As of 2016, about two-thirds of Medicare beneficiaries indicate they use the Internet daily or almost daily,” CMS notes in the release. “Questions about what Medicare covers are some...

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