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CMS Proposes Extending COVID-Era Telehealth and Supervision Flexibilities through CY 2025

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed to extend a number of COVID-era regulatory flexibilities related to telehealth, remote services, and supervision in the CY 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS)...more

7/30/2024 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Health Care Providers , Healthcare , Medicare , Mental Health , Physician Fee Schedule , Physicians , Proposed Rules , Substance Abuse , Telehealth , Telemedicine

DEA and HHS Extend Telemedicine Flexibilities for Controlled Substance Prescriptions Through 2024

On October 6, 2023, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced they would further extend the COVID-19 flexibilities allowing for telemedicine prescription of controlled...more

10/16/2023 / Controlled Substances , DEA , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Health Care Providers , Prescription Drugs , Telehealth , Telemedicine

Significant 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule Proposals: E/M, Social Determinants of Health, and Behavioral Health

In this article, we highlight a number of policy proposals in the current year (CY) 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Proposed Rule that have significant health care delivery and operational implications. These...more

8/14/2023 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Health Care Providers , Medicare , Physician Fee Schedule , Physicians , Proposed Rules , Risk Assessment , Telehealth

CY 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: Extending Telehealth Flexibilities and Seeking Future Policy Input

CMS recently released the CY 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Proposed Rule (Proposed Rule), which included many noteworthy proposals and clarifications related to Medicare telehealth services and other remote...more

7/24/2023 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) , Health Care Providers , Medicare , Physician Fee Schedule , Physicians , Telehealth , Telemedicine

While the Public Health Emergency (PHE) is Projected to End May 11, Medicare Telehealth Coverage Expansions Were Extended Through...

President Biden recently announced that his administration plans to end the COVID-19 PHE on May 11, 2023. This provides more clarity about the long-anticipated end date for certain telehealth waivers and enforcement...more

2/14/2023 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Health Care Providers , Medicare , Public Health Emergency , Telehealth , Telemedicine

Noteworthy Telehealth and Remote Services Provisions in the CY 2023 Medicare PFS Final Rule

On November 1, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Calendar Year (CY) 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Final Rule. This article highlights noteworthy provisions of the Final Rule...more

11/21/2022 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Final Rules , Health Care Providers , Medicare , Physician Fee Schedule , Telehealth , Telemedicine

Safeguarding Against Discrimination in Telehealth to Meet Requirements of New Federal Guidance and the Proposed Rule Implementing...

With telehealth becoming increasingly prevalent, the federal government has taken steps to protect against discrimination in telehealth and prevent accessibility issues that disproportionately affect individuals with...more

8/31/2022 / Affordable Care Act , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Disability Discrimination , Health Care Providers , Reasonable Accommodation , Section 1557 , Telehealth , Telemedicine

Key Telehealth Proposals in Calendar Year 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule

On July 29, 2022, the Calendar Year (CY) 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule was published in the Federal Register. The proposed rule includes several noteworthy proposals related to telehealth and other...more

8/5/2022 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Health Care Providers , Medicare , Physician Fee Schedule , Telehealth , Telemedicine

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