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Dec 11, 2020 Telehealth

Analysis: CMS Gives Telehealth a Boost, But More is Needed

Experts say the 2021 Physician Fee Schedule will advance telehealth adoption, but it falls short of giving momentum to remote patient monitoring. Oh, and Congress needs to…

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Dec 10, 2020 Telehealth

2021 Medicare Remote Patient Monitoring FAQs: CMS Issues Final Rule

On December 1, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized new policies related to remote patient monitoring aka remote physiologic monitoring or “RPM,” reimbursed…

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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 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 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

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 1, 2020 Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set

CMS Finalizes Permanent Expansion of Medicare Telehealth Services and Improved Payment for Time Doctors Spend with Patients

Today the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the annual Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule, prioritizing CMS’ investment in primary care and chronic disease…

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Nov 12, 2020 Telemedicine

ATA Calls On Biden Administration To Continue Telehealth Expansion

The American Telemedicine Association reflects on telehealth expansion during the Trump Administration and looks forward to progress under President-Elect Biden. By Hannah Nelson November 11, 2020 – In response to…

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Oct 30, 2020 Telehealth

CMS Announces Further Telehealth Expansions

On October 14, CMS announced several changes designed to expand access to telehealth. CMS made further additions to the list of services that Medicare will pay for…

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Oct 29, 2020 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - Medicare

CMS Proposed 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: Physician Groups Call for Permanent Changes to Telehealth Reimbursement and Other Comments

In September we wrote about the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) releasing its proposed 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. The proposed rule notably included several proposals to make permanent,…

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Oct 22, 2020 Telehealth

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

This week, the comment period closed for the calendar year 2021 (CY21) Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The PFS is…

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Oct 15, 2020 Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set

CMS Coverage Year 2021 Proposed Physician Fee Schedule

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Oct 7, 2020 Telehealth

Partnership to Advance Virtual Care Urges CMS to Extend and Make Permanent Certain Telehealth Flexibilities Issued in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Today, the Partnership to Advance Virtual Care (the “Partnership”) submitted comments in response to the CY 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule [CMS-1734-P] proposed rule. As a leading coalition representing…

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