•Telehealth
New Bill Aims to Launch Pilot Programs for Telehealth, Remote Patient Monitoring
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•Telehealth
Congress Gets Another Shot at Codifying Telehealth Coverage for FQHCs, RHCs
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430 groups demand congressional action on permanently expanding telehealth flexibilities
More than 400 advocacy groups are calling for Congress to act quickly to permanently expand flexibilities for telehealth that could go away after the end of the…
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•Telehealth
As ‘telehealth cliff’ looms, hundreds of healthcare orgs urge Congress to act
More than 400 healthcare and technology organizations are calling on Capitol Hill to eliminate arbitrary restrictions while helping FQHCs and critical access hospitals offer wider access to virtual…
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•Telehealth
CMS Proposes Better Home Health, Access; Telehealth Bills Target Rural Health, Diabetes
Two proposed rules from CMS target better home health and access to health insurance exchanges, while proposed telehealth bills aim to improve rural health access and diabetes…
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•Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
FCC Launches Connected Care Pilot Program, Announces 36 Award Recipients
The Federal Communications Commission has posted new guidelines for its Connected Care Pilot Program and announced 36 telehealth projects that have qualified for funding. By Eric Wicklund June…
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•Telehealth
Telehealth Is Here to Stay
After a year of change, how will homecare adapt online? by Hannah Wolfson Tuesday, June 1st, 2021 In the earliest days of the emerging COVID-19 pandemic—in a…
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•Physician Fee Schedule
CMS Releases 2022 Proposed Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program Rule
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) and Quality Payment Program (QPP) proposed rule on July 13. This rule…
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•Telehealth
CMS proposes to expand the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model nationwide
Public and private providers are keen on expanding their home health programs after seeing how well it worked during the pandemic. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid…
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•Physician Fee Schedule
Proposed Physician Fee Schedule Includes Expanded Telehealth Reimbursement
The proposed 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, released on July 13 by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), includes expanded reimbursement for behavioral health services delivered…
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•Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - Medicare
CMS proposes extension of Medicare telehealth coverage
Provider groups are not happy with the payment adjustment included — a 3.75% reduction to the conversion factor due to budget neutrality requirements — and will likely…
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•Telehealth
CMS Expands Telehealth Coverage in Proposed 2022 Physician Fee Schedule
The proposal includes expanding Medicare coverage for telehealth services that address mental health and substance abuse issues and extending most COVID-19 freedoms until the end of 2023,…
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•Telehealth
CMS Proposes New Remote Therapeutic Monitoring Codes: What You Need to Know
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed a new category of digital health services—Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM)—to complement the existing suite of Remote Physiological…
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•Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - Medicare
Telehealth – Here to Stay (At Least for Now): CMS Considers Permanent Expansion of Telehealth Services in Proposed Rule
On July 13, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published its annual proposed changes to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. Among the 1,747 pages of proposals, one notable…
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•Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - Medicare
CMS proposes to cover mental health virtual visits through 2022
In the 1,747-page rule, which will be finalized later this year, CMS proposes expanding access to telehealth for behavioral healthcare, including for the first time allowing Medicare…
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