Medicaid: CMS should assess effect of increased telehealth use on beneficiaries’ quality of care : report to congressional committees

Medicaid: CMS should assess effect of increased telehealth use on beneficiaries’ quality of care : report to congressional committees

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Alternate Title(s):
CMS should assess effect of increased telehealth use on beneficiaries’ quality of care: report to congressional committees
Contributor(s):
United States. Government Accountability Office, issuing body.
United States. Congress, issuing body.
Publication:
Washington, DC : United States Government Accountability Office, March 2022
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
COVID-19
Government Regulation
Medicaid -- organization & administration
Telemedicine -- statistics & numerical data
United States
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (U.S.)
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
Why GAO did this study. To respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, states have expanded their coverage of telehealth in Medicaid, a jointly financed federal-state health care program for low-income and medically needy individuals. The CARES Act includes a provision for GAO to report on the federal response to the pandemic. In addition, GAO was asked to examine the use of Medicaid flexibilities in response to COVID-19. This report describes selected states’ telehealth use before and during the pandemic, and experiences with and plans for telehealth. It also evaluates, among other things, CMS’s telehealth oversight of quality of services. GAO analyzed state-reported data on telehealth use in six states selected, in part, based on variation in geography, Medicaid program size, and percentage of population living in rural areas. GAO reviewed federal oversight documents, interviewed state and federal Medicaid officials, and assessed CMS oversight against CMS guidance on using data to identify disparities in health care and target improvements. What GAO Recommends. GAO is making two recommendations to CMS to (1) collect and analyze information about the effect delivering services via telehealth has on the quality of care Medicaid beneficiaries receive, and (2) determine any next steps based on the results of the analysis.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (iii, 59 pages))
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
9918434586306676 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918434586306676