New York City Medicaid Committing to Telehealth Monitoring for Chronic Disease Management

OPEN MINDS Weekly News Wire Strategic Health Care News The New York City MetroPlus Health Plan, in conjunction with the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC), has launched a telehealth program for Medicaid beneficiaries with congestive heart failure (CHF). The MetroPlus Heart Failure Telehealth program started in January 2010; and as of July, 13 people were enrolled. MetroPlus and HHC have indicated plans to expand the program as new HHC facilities “come on board.” The State of New York requires that such telehealth care management programs be part of the benefit package for Medicaid and Family Health Plus . . .