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- Eliminates the requirement that nephrologists conduct some required periodic home visits for dialysis patients in person;

Telehealth, in particular, can lower costs and broaden access to care. In the last decade, companies like Livongo (chronic disease management) and PillPack (an online pharmacy) emerged to help seniors better access healthcare.

A 2021 Government Accountability Office report warned that patients who dropped out of Medicare Advantage in the last year of their lives imposed high costs on the Medicare program and could signal issues with “access to care or the quality of care provided under [Medicare Advantage].”

Medicare Advantage grew out of the idea that the private sector ... See more