{"podcast":{"title":"Value Based Care Advisory (VBCA) Podcast","slug":"value-based-care-advisory-vbca-podcast-3987193","podcast_index_feed_id":3987193,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/vbca/","website_url":"https://www.vbcapodcast.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/bcf22388-437e-4105-a6a3-f925ec9e1e24/13451713-1622880631414-c3fc485e7ec91.jpg","author":"Carenodes","episode_count":25,"summary":"The VBCA Podcast is a solution-focused platform dedicated to advancing the transformation of healthcare through value-based care (VBC) models. Our mission is to break down complex healthcare topics into accessible, actionable insights for leaders, entrepreneurs, engaged consumers, and anyone passionate about meaningful change in healthcare. By challenging the healthcare industrial complex, we provide tools, strategies, and expert perspectives that empower our listeners to navigate and accelerate the shift toward better outcomes, lower costs, and improved patient experiences. Each episode delivers thought-provoking discussions and practical advice from industry experts, spotlighting innovative approaches to healthcare reform and highlighting voices that are often overlooked in traditional dialogues. Whether you're a healthcare executive, provider, payer, policy influencer, entrepreneur, or informed patient, we aim to inspire new ideas and support you in driving transformation in the healthcare space. Powered by Carenodes.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-02T00:17:09.210155+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/value-based-care-advisory-vbca-podcast-3987193"},"episode":{"title":"Telehealth Landscape Overview 50 States + DC","slug":"telehealth-landscape-overview-50-states-dc","published_at":"2021-08-03T02:18:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/value-based-care-advisory-vbca-podcast-3987193/telehealth-landscape-overview-50-states-dc","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/value-based-care-advisory-vbca-podcast-3987193","url":"https://vbcapod.com/episode/telehealth-landscape-overview-50-states-dc","audio_url":"https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/eb36f451-6b0a-4ed8-9fc7-29606588ad26/https-3a-2f-2fs3-amazonaws-com-2fanchor-audio-tts-production-2f.mp3","summary":"No two states are alike in how telehealth is defined and regulated. While there are some similarities in language, perhaps indicating states may have utilized existing verbiage from other states, noticeable differences exist. These differences are to be expected, given that each state defines its Medicaid policy parameters, but it also creates a confusing environment for telehealth participants to navigate, particularly when a health system or practitioner provides health care services in multiple states. In most cases, states have moved away from duplicating Medicare’s restrictive telehealth policy, with some reimbursing a wide range of practitioners and services, with little to no restrictions. One of the most common trends with live video reimbursement was the addition of eligible services to the list of telehealth eligible services, with applied behavioral analysis being the most common service addition mentioned in Medicaid manuals. Additionally, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, some states do seem to be adopting the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) communication technology-based services (CTBS) codes, including the virtual check-in and remote evaluation of prerecorded information, audio-only service codes and remote physiologic monitoring. All fifty states and the District of Columbia have a definition in law, regulation, or their Medicaid program for telehealth, telemedicine, or both. Additionally, because of the allowance in most states to utilize telephone as a form of telehealth during COVID-19, some states are taking steps to broaden its permanent definitions of telehealth or telemedicine by removing the explicit exclusion of telephone or including audio-only services within the definition itself. One of the states with the most significa…","meta_description":"No two states are alike in how telehealth is defined and regulated. While there are some similarities in language, perhaps indicating states may have util…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":233,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/value-based-care-advisory-vbca-podcast-3987193/episodes/telehealth-landscape-overview-50-states-dc/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/value-based-care-advisory-vbca-podcast-3987193/telehealth-landscape-overview-50-states-dc.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}