Tell the SEC What You Think Survey

Survey and Commentary Period

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The Securities and Exchange Commission just posted a form for people to comment as part of its study of obligations and standards that should apply to broker-dealers and registered investment advisors.

http://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/ruling-comments?ruling=4-606&rule_path=/comments/4-606&file_num=4-606&action=Show_Form&title=Study%20Regarding%20Obligations%20of%20Brokers%2C%20Dealers%2C%20and%20Investment%20Advisers

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As if it matters after the lobbyists enter the room; or does it?

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About Tele-Health and Medicare

Medicare TeleHealth Enhancement Act of 2009

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According to Richard S. Bakalar, MD, past president of the American Telemedicine Association, many physicians think that telehealth is a wave of the future for Medicare, but so far the program has been slow to embrace technology. Congressional legislation in 1997 and 2000 largely established the telehealth component of Medicare, yet in 2006 the program spent only $2 million on medical services conducted electronically, out of more than $400 billion in total spending.

The Physical Presence Blockade

Remote patient visits, consultations and other care can generate payment only if they fall under a handful of Medicare payment codes approved for telehealth applications, while the patient must be physically present with a health professional at the originating call site located outside of a metropolitan area. Some types of facilities are not approved to get paid for these services, and Medicare will only pay for home telehealth devices and care as part of an approved pilot project.

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A major factor in Medicare’s cautious stance is concern that a large expansion would strain the system’s finances by opening the doors for physicians and others to bill for a whole host of costly and potentially unnecessary telehealth services. For further discussion, see www.atmeda.org.

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