New guidance issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) that came into effect with a retroactive effective date of March 1, 2020 through the end of the emergency, expanded the types of health care professionals eligible to furnish and bill for Medicare...
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Check Out These Medicare Telehealth Coverage Updates
On April 30, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a press release, which announced regulatory waivers …
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Expansion of Telehealth for Medicare Patients during the COVID-19 Emergency – Key Points
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has expanded Medicare’s telehealth benefits during the COVID-19 public health emergency under the 1135 waiver authority. Effective for dates of service starting March 6, 2020, the new telehealth policy will allow...
New Telehealth Services Proposed in 2020 Physician Fee Schedule
With telemedicine technology, patients can access health care services remotely. According to a white paper by FAIR Health, providers not based in hospitals are rapidly adopting telehealth and the conditions most associated with telehealth use were upper respiratory...
CMS to Expand Telehealth Coverage for Medicare Advantage Plans
Telehealth can improve access to care. The original Medicare telehealth benefit includes restrictions on where beneficiaries receiving care via telehealth can be located. The proposed rule would allow Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D plans to cover additional...
Healthcare Organizations Urge Medicare to go beyond Proposed Changes to Telehealth Coverage
Patient-centered healthcare and electronic health record (EHR) interoperability is a critical element in the nation's health information network. This portends extremely positive prospects for future of the telehealth industry. In fact, telemedicine is on its way to...
Reimbursement Rules for Medicare’s Coverage on Telehealth Services
Medicare Looking to Expand Telehealth Services – Learn the Reimbursement Rules
The recent introduction of rare bipartisan legislation to expand Medicare's telehealth services is being hailed as a development that could potentially reduce costs and improve patient health. With an estimated 17.6 million beneficiaries in 2016, physicians and...
Medical Billing and Coding for Telehealth Services in 2017
Recent reports indicate that the telehealth trend is growing across America, especially in rural areas. Many states have passed a telehealth parity law, which allows providers to be eligible to receive reimbursements for telehealth at the same level as in-person...
Telehealth Coverage Increased by Medicaid
With the full implementation of the Affordable care Act (ACA), the demand for healthcare services are expected to increase at a rapid pace. The expansion of the Medicaid program along with the introduction of new health insurance exchanges have enabled people to have...