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Oct 28, 2020 •COVID-19 - Coronavirus

‘There’s No Undoing This Revolution’: HHS Secretary Alex Azar Touts In-Home Care, Virtual Visits

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar believes that COVID-19 has led to a health care revolution, one that will include a larger…

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Oct 28, 2020 •Medicare Advantage (MA)

HHS Secretary Azar: Medicare Advantage Will Grow Telehealth Beyond COVID-19

Telehealth will be a cornerstone of future health care policy following the COVID-19 pandemic, with Medicare Advantage plans as one engine for growth. Expansion of telehealth services…

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Oct 27, 2020 •Telehealth

CMS Adds Reimbursement for Cardiac Rehab Services Via Telehealth

CMS has added 11 services to Medicare’s telehealth reimbursement list for the duration of the pandemic and released new resources for state Medicaid and CHIP programs looking…

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Oct 27, 2020 •Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - Medicare

CMS adds 11 new telehealth services to Medicare coverage

CMS on Oct. 14 added 11 new services to the list of telehealth services that Medicare will reimburse during the COVID-19 public health emergency. The Trump administration announced March…

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Oct 27, 2020 •Telehealth

CMS Faces Another Call to Expand Telehealth Coverage for Specialists

More than 30 members of Congress have sent a letter to CMS Administrator Seema Verma asking her to expand COVID-19 telehealth coverage for audiology and speech-language pathology…

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Oct 27, 2020 •COVID-19 - Coronavirus

Hospital Admissions Remain Down, But That Isn’t Bad News for Home Health Providers

By Robert Holly | October 8, 2020 Hospital admissions across the U.S. fell dramatically in spring with the onset of the COVID-19 virus. That sudden drop, in turn, caused patient…

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Oct 27, 2020 •Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - Medicare

Number of MA Plans Offering In-Home Support Services to Increase by 93% in 2021

CMS’s Medicare Advantage preview from September revealed that 738 plans are offering supplemental benefits under the “primarily health-related” pathway in 2021, a 46% increase compared to the…

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Oct 23, 2020 •Telehealth

eHI Offers Recommendations on Telehealth, Licensure, Broadband

The eHealth Initiative has released a list of policy recommendations designed to improve telehealth adoption and coverage during and after the coronavirus pandemic. By Eric Wicklund October 09,…

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Oct 22, 2020 •COVID-19 - Coronavirus

Axne, Fitzpatrick Lead Call for Expanded Telehealth Services for Seniors during COVID-19 Pandemic

Bipartisan letter to CMS seeks to ensure coverage for the full range of essential hearing, speech, and language services Today, Rep. Cindy Axne (IA-03) and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) led a letter…

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Oct 22, 2020 •Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - Medicare

5 changes CMS should make to 2021 Medicare payment schedule

The AMA is warning the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that rate-cutting provisions in its proposed 2021 Medicare physician payment schedule pose “a very real…

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Oct 22, 2020 •COVID-19 - Coronavirus

HHS announces $20 billion in new relief funding but there will be no legislation before the election

Eligible providers will get payment of 2% of annual revenue from patient care plus an add-on payment. New COVID-19 relief funding is being released. The Trump Administration…

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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 20, 2020 •Home Health Agencies (HHAs)

For Home Care Agencies, Tracking ‘Total Cost of Care’ Is the Secret to Breaking into Narrow Networks

Home care agencies and their services have always been valuable to the patients they serve. But being able to demonstrate that value to payers requires more than…

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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 9, 2020 •Telehealth

Lawmakers detail how to transition telehealth from emergency response to permanent tool: 3 details

To ensure telehealth provisions lifted during the COVID-19 pandemic become permanent, U.S. Reps. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., and Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., are focusing on broadband access and Medicare…

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