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Dec 10, 2020 •Telehealth

CMS Permanently Expands Telehealth As Far As Congress Has Allowed

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) expanded Medicare reimbursement for telehealth within the annual Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule for 2021. During the pandemic Public…

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Dec 10, 2020 •COVID-19 - Coronavirus

HHS Expands COVID-19 Telehealth Capabilities in PREP Act Amendment

The Health and Human Services Secretary will allow healthcare providers to use telehealth across state lines to deliver “Covered Countermeasures” against the coronavirus. By Eric Wicklund December 04,…

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Dec 10, 2020 •Telehealth

Bipartisan Cadre of Lawmakers Call for Permanent Telehealth Expansion

Telehealth has proved vital during the COVID-19 pandemic, and more than four dozen lawmakers want to see maximized moving forward. A bipartisan, bicameral collection of 49 lawmakers…

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Dec 9, 2020 •Telehealth

CMS finalizes physician fee schedule, including controversial updates to E/M visits

The Trump administration has finalized the annual regulation governing physician payments, and in the rule approved payment adjustments to evaluation and management visits that drew ire from…

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Dec 9, 2020 •Telehealth

Industry Voices—Pandemic realities have accelerated the growth of promising new telehealth models

It shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that the pressures and prerogatives of a global pandemic can have a profound effect on lives and livelihoods everywhere.…

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Dec 9, 2020 •Telehealth

CMS makes some telehealth coverage permanent, finalizes specialty rate cuts

In its sweeping 2021 payment rule, the Trump administration locked in a number of permanent expansions to the telehealth services Medicare covers and significantly increased payments for…

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Dec 9, 2020 •American Medical Association (AMA)

AMA Pushes for Widespread Telehealth Adoption

American Medical Association House of Delegates will advocate for equitable and accessible telehealth post-COVID-19 WEDNESDAY, Dec. 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — At a Special Meeting of the…

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Dec 9, 2020 •Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - Medicare

Medicare Extends COVID-19 Telehealth Coverage in Diabetes Prevention Programs

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…

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Dec 9, 2020 •Remote Patient Monitoring

CMS finalizes remote patient monitoring regulations in final rule: 7 takeaways

CMS released the 2021 physician fee schedule Dec. 1 with expanded telehealth services, remote physiologic monitoring updates and an extension for telecommunications tech supervision. Seven takeaways: 1. CMS clarified its payment policies related…

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Dec 8, 2020 •Telehealth

States can make a difference in long-term telehealth policies

A new National Governors Association report explores how different states are addressing key questions around licensure, reimbursement, incentives, privacy and more. By Kat Jercich December 01, 202003:48…

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Dec 8, 2020 •Telehealth

Congressional action is needed for telehealth not to return to a rural benefit, Seema Verma says

Final rule expands Medicare telehealth services and increases pay for office visits, but cuts emergency physician payment. Susan Morse, Managing Editor A final rule released by the Centers…

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Dec 8, 2020 •Telehealth

CMS Finalizes Proposed Cuts to Medicare Part B Therapy Services for 2021, Expands Telehealth Coverage

The federal government on Tuesday finalized its proposed physician fee schedule for the 2021 calendar year, formalizing cuts to Medicare reimbursement rates for therapy services provided to…

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Dec 8, 2020 •Telehealth

Understanding the Difference in Telemedicine, Telehealth, and Telecare

Have you been wondering what telemedicine, telehealth, and telecare mean? Find out now. With the recent practice of social distancing and quarantining due to COVID-19, more medical…

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Dec 8, 2020 •Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - Medicare

CMS’s Stark Law Changes Could Mean More Value-Based Business for Home Health Operators

In an effort to boost value-based care, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced that it has finalized changes to the Physician Self-Referral…

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Dec 8, 2020 •COVID-19 - Coronavirus

CMS Launches ‘Unprecedented’ Hospital-at-Home Strategy to Manage Latest COVID-19 Surge

In an effort to increase hospital capacity amid the current COVID-19 surge, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Wednesday announced “unprecedented” flexibilities around…

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