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Nov 22, 2021 Blog

TELEHEALTH 201: Medicare Telehealth Coverage

Historical training material (2021): The Medicare telehealth PDF and video below reflect the policy landscape in 2021 and are retained for historical reference. They should not be…

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Nov 2, 2021 Blog

CMS Physician Payment Rule Promotes Greater Access to Telehealth Services, Diabetes Prevention Programs

Final Rule Advances Health Equity, Person-Centered Care On November 2, CMS is announcing actions that will advance its strategic commitment to drive innovation to support health equity…

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Nov 2, 2021 Blog

CMS Releases Final Rule for CY 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

The CY 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule final rule promotes greater telehealth utilization and boosts payment rates for vaccine administration. November 02, 2021 – CMS has finalized the calendar…

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Oct 21, 2021 Blog

ATA urges Biden admin to safeguard telehealth coverage, extend public health emergency

The organization said that doing so would allow patients to continue accessing care while giving Congress time to enact permanent policies. By Kat Jercich October 20, 2021…

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Oct 20, 2021 American Telemedicine Association (ATA)

ATA urges Congress to strike in-person visit from telehealth rule

The American Telemedicine Association is pressing Congress to repeal a rule in the 2022 Physician Fee Schedule that would require an in-person visit every six months in…

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Oct 20, 2021 Remote Patient Monitoring

CMS Faces Calls to Improve Remote Patient Monitoring Coverage in 2022 PFS

Telehealth advocates are submitting recommendations to CMS to improve coverage for remote patient monitoring services in the proposed 2022 Physician Fee Schedule. By Eric Wicklund September 03, 2021 – With…

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Oct 18, 2021 Blog

Shift to Home May Be Coming for SNFs as Choose Home Bill Introduced in the House

The need to consider offering at-home services may be accelerating for nursing home operators as the Choose Home Care Act of 2021 was introduced in the House…

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Oct 11, 2021 Blog

Landmark Choose Home Bill Introduced in the House

The Choose Home Care Act of 2021 was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives early Friday morning. The legislation was previously introduced in the Senate at the end…

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3 COVID-19-Driven Healthcare Changes to Make Permanent

Oct 11, 2021 Blog

The American Telemedicine Association Again Leads the Industry Commenting on Medicare Updates to Telehealth Policy

Faegre Drinker professionals Sarah-Lloyd Stevenson, Megan Herber, Nisha Quasba and Libby Baney provide ongoing support to the American Telemedicine Association’s (ATA) policy work. This month, the comment…

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Oct 11, 2021 Blog

How Remote Patient Monitoring Can Bolster Aging in Place

Digital health is the wave of the future in health care. We’ve heard many times that the COVID-19 pandemic brought telehealth greater popularity—but telehealth can’t do it…

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Oct 6, 2021 Blog

Docs press CMS for permanent telehealth flexibility, relief from pay cuts in fee schedule comments

Several doctor groups are pressing the Biden administration to not just extend Medicare telehealth reimbursement flexibilities through 2023 but to be made permanent. The Centers for Medicare…

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Oct 5, 2021 Blog

Telehealth Groups Pressure CMS to Expand Coverage in 2022 Physician Fee Schedule

Several organizations have asked CMS to revise its proposed 2022 Physician Fee Schedule to permanently expand Medicare coverage for telehealth. By Eric Wicklund September 20, 2021 – Telehealth advocates are…

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Sep 14, 2021 Blog

Congress must tackle Medicare pay, telehealth in reconciliation

What’s the news: There are some major health care issues the massive budget-reconciliation package that Congress is working on this month must not overlook. Most important, these two…

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Sep 10, 2021 Blog

Medicare Proposes New Changes for Telehealth Services in 2022

On July 13, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released an advance copy of the calendar year (CY) 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed…

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Sep 10, 2021 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - Medicare

NAHC calls on members to press Congress on Choose Home bill

The National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC) is issuing an urgent call to action, imploring members to lobby lawmakers on the recently introduced Choose Home…

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