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CCHP’s Executive Director, Mei Kwong, kicks off today’s webinar with an introduction to @CCHPCA and @TheNCTRC! #MedicaidTelehealthCCHP

Sheri Gaskins from @CMSGov provides a great overview of telehealth in Medicaid! "Telehealth is not a service - it is a delivery mechanism." #MedicaidTelehealthCCHP

A telehealth toolkit has been developed by @CMSGov and provides an up-to-date view of telehealth in Medicaid! #MedicaidTelehealthCCHP

Q&A with Sheri Gaskins from @CMSgov: "In general, states have a great deal of flexibility of what can be furnished by Telehealth in FQHCs/RHCs." #MedicaidTelehealthCCHP

Check out the Medicaid & CHIP Telehealth Toolkit Checklist for states from @CMSGov! #MedicaidTelehealthCCHP
medicaid.gov/medicaid/benef…

Erica Bonnifield from @DHCS_CA begins her presentation on Medi-Cal's Telehealth Policy! #MedicaidTelehealthCCHP

States have established different telehealth flexibilities during the pandemic. CCHP has developed a helpful COVID-19 state actions tracking page that is updated regularly: cchpca.org/covid-19-relat… #MedicaidTelehealthCCHP

Q&A with Erica Bonnifield of @DHCS_CA: Q: Have these additional flexibilites for Medi-Cal led to increased use of telehealth among providers? A: "We've seen a significant sharp increase in the use of telehealth..." #MedicaidTelehealthCCHP

Several resources are available on COVID-19 flexibilities in Medi-Cal's Telehealth Policy:

DHCS Website: dhcs.ca.gov/provgovpart/Pa…

Medi-Cal Provider Manual:
files.medi-cal.ca.gov/pubsdoco/Publi…

COVID-19 Flexibilities:
dhcs.ca.gov/Documents/COVI…

#MedicaidTelehealthCCHP @DHCS_CA

@DShannondowler of North Carolina Medicaid explains how each state establishes their own Medicaid policies. #MedicaidTelehealthCCHP

@DShannondowler of @ncdhhs: The White and American Indian subgroups have a disproportionately high volume of claims relative to their share of the NC Medicaid population. #telehealth #healthdisparities #TelehealthMedicaidCCHP

Thank you to all of our speakers during today's #Telehealth and #Medicaid webinar! Sheri Gaskins of @CMSGov, Erica Bonnifield of @DHCS_CA, @DShannondowler of @ncdhhs #TelehealthMedicaidCCHP

Join us on January 22 for our second webinar in our winter series, Provider Engagement & Education! #TelehealthMedicaidCCHP Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…