{"id":31760,"date":"2021-01-10T21:47:42","date_gmt":"2021-01-10T21:47:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.mtelehealth.com\/?p=31760"},"modified":"2021-01-10T21:47:42","modified_gmt":"2021-01-10T21:47:42","slug":"medicare-extends-covid-19-telehealth-coverage-in-diabetes-prevention-programs-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drmiltie.com\/at-home-testing\/medicare-extends-covid-19-telehealth-coverage-in-diabetes-prevention-programs-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Medicare Extends COVID-19 Telehealth Coverage in Diabetes Prevention Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n

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As part of the 2021 Physician Fee Schedule, Medicare will continue to reimburse Diabetes Prevention Program providers who use certain telehealth services – but only for the duration of the public health emergency.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

By\u00a0Eric Wicklund<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

December 02, 2020 – Healthcare providers who use telehealth in their Diabetes Prevention Programs will continue to be reimbursed through Medicare during the coronavirus pandemic, according to guidelines issued this week<\/a> by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But coverage for virtual services in Medicare-based DPPs (MDPPS) will only last for the duration of the public health emergency (PHE), and that coverage doesn\u2019t include providers who offer only a virtual DPP program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The guidelines, included in the final draft of CMS\u2019 2021 Physician Fee Schedule<\/a>, expands on an emergency rule issued on March 31 that allowed MDPPs to use some connected health services during the COVID-19 crisis. The new document adds a few more virtual services and keeps them in place for the duration of the public health emergency, as well as for any future emergencies that require an 1135 waiver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new regulations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n