Federal Agencies
WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU COMPLETES INITIAL PHASE OF COVID-19 TELEHEALTH PROGRAM ROUND 2 AWARDS AND COMMENCES TEN-DAY RESUBMISSION PERIOD
75 Health Care Providers Receive Critical Support for Telehealth and Connected Care Services in the Initial Phase WC Docket No. 20-89 Today, the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) approves the fourth group of funding commitments under Round 2 of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Telehealth Program (Program) and commits $42,163,705 in funding to 75 health care […]
FCC REACHES $150 MILLION BENCHMARK FOR COVID-19 TELEHEALTH PROGRAM ROUND 2
ADDITIONAL $42.16 MILLION AWARDED TO HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS WASHINGTON, November 9, 2021—The Federal Communications Commission today approved an additional 75 applications for funding commitments totaling $42,163,705 for Round 2 of its COVID-19 Telehealth Program. This is the FCC’s fourth funding announcement of approved Round 2 applications, bringing the total to approximately $166.13 million awarded to […]
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 and high quality, person-centered care. CMS’ Calendar Year (CY) 2022 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule will promote greater use of telehealth and other telecommunications technologies for providing behavioral health care […]
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 year (CY) 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule to promote greater telehealth utilization, boost reimbursement rates for vaccine administration, and improve health equity, among other initiatives, the federal agency […]
FCC ANNOUNCES 36 NEWLY APPROVED PROJECTS FOR CONNECTED CARE PILOT PROGRAM
Program Will Support Connected Care Services Across Country, Focus on Low-Income and Veteran Patients — WASHINGTON, October 26, 2021—Today the Federal Communications Commission approved a Public Notice announcing its third set of approved Connected Care Pilot Program projects. These 36 projects were approved for a total of $15,337,689 in funding. The newly selected Pilot […]
FCC ANNOUNCES AN ADDITIONAL $40.46 MILLION AWARDED AS PART OF COVID-19 TELEHEALTH PROGRAM
October 21, 2021—The Federal Communications Commission today approved an additional 71 applications for funding commitments totaling $40,468,845 for Round 2 of its COVID-19 Telehealth Program. This is the FCC’s third funding announcement of approved Round 2 applications bringing the total to approximately $123.6 million awarded to health care providers in each state, territory, and the […]
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 11:43 AM The American Telemedicine Association issued a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra this week urging the agency to extend the […]
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 order for Medicare beneficiaries to receive telehealth services. The ATA submitted detailed comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services last week and offered support for CMS’s efforts to […]
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 remote patient monitoring projects surging in popularity as a result of the pandemic, telehealth advocates are lobbying the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to improve proposed coverage […]
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 of Representatives on Friday. The bill was first introduced in July in the U.S. Senate by Sens. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Todd Young (R-IN). A bipartisan effort, the […]
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 of July. If enacted, the landmark Choose Home legislation would create an add-on payment to the traditional Medicare Home Health Benefit, allowing providers to mix in telehealth, transportation, […]
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 period for the Calendar Year 2022 Physician Fee Schedule (CY 2022 PFS) will close, marking an important regulatory step in how providers will be reimbursed for health care services next […]