Abu Dabrh Abd Moain, Reddy Kavitha, Beech Bettina M, Moore Margaret
Integrative Medicine and Health, General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA.
Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA.
Am J Lifestyle Med. 2024 Jul 19:15598276241266784. doi: 10.1177/15598276241266784.
In 2020, a consortium composed of three national coach credentialing organizations, four medical societies, and 72 healthcare organizations led by National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching (NBHWC) was formed to advocate for the reimbursement of Health and Wellness Coaching (HWC) services in the U.S. healthcare system. Building on that, the NBHWC and the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) initiated a pivotal collaboration in 2023, with a target audience comprised influential reimbursement policymakers, notably the American Medical Association's Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) Panel and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). This concerted effort led to CMS announcing the temporary inclusion of HWC services on the 2024 Medicare Telehealth list. This ongoing advocacy work is crucial while understanding its key components is imperative for wider participation. This paper aims to distill the essence of the advocacy to date into a coherent narrative. By doing so, we seek to share with stakeholders-health and wellness coaches, medical professionals, healthcare organizations, patient advocates, and policy experts-a robust framework to support advocacy for reimbursement to both government and private insurers, at local and national levels. This initiative marks a significant milestone in healthcare policy, reflecting a growing recognition and impact of HWC.
2020年,由三个国家教练认证组织、四个医学协会以及由国家健康与健康教练委员会(NBHWC)牵头的72个医疗保健组织组成的联盟成立,旨在推动美国医疗保健系统中健康与健康教练(HWC)服务的报销。在此基础上,NBHWC与退伍军人健康管理局(VHA)于2023年发起了一项关键合作,目标受众包括有影响力的报销政策制定者,特别是美国医学协会的现行程序术语(CPT®)小组和医疗保险与医疗补助服务中心(CMS)。这一共同努力促使CMS宣布在2024年医疗保险远程医疗名单中临时纳入HWC服务。这项正在进行的宣传工作至关重要,同时了解其关键组成部分对于更广泛的参与必不可少。本文旨在将迄今为止的宣传要点提炼成一个连贯的叙述。通过这样做,我们旨在与利益相关者——健康与健康教练、医学专业人员、医疗保健组织、患者权益倡导者和政策专家——分享一个强大的框架,以支持在地方和国家层面争取政府和私人保险公司报销的宣传工作。这一举措标志着医疗保健政策的一个重要里程碑,反映出对HWC的认识和影响日益增加。