On June 13, 2019, Maine Governor Janet Mills signed into effect LD 1263, titled “An Act Regarding Telehealth.” This bill expands coverage for telehealth services to include any in-person service that can be delivered through technology. The greatest beneficiaries of this policy are those who are elderly or disabled with complex health, as their mobility challenges create barriers to receiving optimal care. Thanks to this legislation, remote care services including those delivered by the Ibis Program, will be available to more Mainers. In our humble opinion, Maine is moving in the right direction and showing us the way to provide health care that is more inclusive and fair. For more about this story click here.

Signed into effect on June 12, 2019 by Maine Governor Janet Mills, bill “LD 1313,” or the “Death with Dignity Act,” legalized procedures which allow terminally-ill patients to arrange a medically-assisted end-of-life. While our Ibis Program works hard to improve the quality of life for our members, we also believe in the power of choice. At the Ibis Program, we believe that our members know their mental and physical health better than anybody else. The Ibis care team respects all of our member's informed choices and supports them always with compassion, empathy and the means to pursue their highest level of self-sufficiency, happiness and opportunity. 
For more on this story, see the full article below: 
https://www.maine.gov/governor/mills/news/governor-mills-signs-death-dignity-act-2019-06-12

​Praised as a new and innovative healthcare program, Senscio Systems' Ibis Program is featured in a full page article in "The Voice", the newsletter of the Retired State, County and Municipal Employees Association of Massachusetts that is mailed to over 36,000 of the Association's active members. The article cites the Ibis Program as the solution for chronically-ill patients to remain independent at home. As Medicare expands to help cover such programs, Senscio Systems is at the forefront of this paradigm shift in healthcare. The full article appears here:

For more from The Voice visit: www.massretirees.com/the-voice

​CMS proposed to reimburse home healthcare agencies for remote patient monitoring, in a move to further make the home the hub of healthcare. Our CEO Piali De, PhD discusses the takeaways with Managed Healthcare Executive.