News & Analysis as of

Telehealth Medicare Reimbursements

McDermott Will & Emery

[Event] Physician Practice Management and ASC Symposium 2024 - May 15th - 16th, Nashville, TN

The Physician Practice Management (PPM) and ASC Symposium 2024 is the destination event for PPM and ASC industry leaders and health industry investors. Join us as we deliver actionable insights on the state of the market and...more

Baker Donelson

2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Extends COVID-19 Telehealth Policies and Includes Bonus Extension

Baker Donelson on

The CY 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule (Final Rule) implemented several statutory extensions to COVID-19 telehealth waivers and flexibilities, finalized proposed policies, and extended an important telehealth...more

McDermott+

Policy Update - CMS Releases CY 2024 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule

McDermott+ on

On November 2, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the calendar year (CY) 2024 Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) and Other Revisions to Medicare Part B...more

J.S. Held

AHLA Takeaway: Healthcare Executives, Is Your House In Order?

J.S. Held on

Walking away from the American Health Law Association’s annual conference, I’m feeling energized from (re)connecting with friends and colleagues, inspired by the complex and transformational work being done throughout the...more

ArentFox Schiff

Telehealth Flexibilities Continue After End of COVID-19 Emergency

ArentFox Schiff on

Telehealth experienced massive growth during the COVID-19 pandemic, due in no small part to various regulatory and reimbursement policies that federal agencies implemented following a declaration by the US Department of...more

Baker Donelson

COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Set to End May 11, 2023, Along with Many Waivers and Flexibilities

Baker Donelson on

After more than three years, the Public Health Emergency (PHE) related to COVID-19 is scheduled to end on Thursday, May 11, 2023. The PHE declaration under the Public Health Service Act has allowed the Secretary of the...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

New Reimbursement Rules Will Likely Impact Digital Health and Telemedicine

On November 1, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the 2023 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Final Rule. CMS publishes a PFS annually so as to make changes in federal healthcare reimbursement and...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

CMS Finalizes Changes for Telehealth Services for 2023

Foley & Lardner LLP on

On November 1, 2022, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its final 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) rule. As finalized, some of the most significant telehealth policy changes include: ...more

Holland & Hart - Health Law Blog

Prepare for the End of the Public Health Emergency: Compliance Concerns

For nearly three years, federal and state agencies have waived or relaxed regulatory requirements and expanded reimbursement for services due to the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), but the signs indicate that the...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Holland & Knight Health Dose: June 22, 2022

Holland & Knight LLP on

Holland & Knight Health Dose is an in-depth weekly dose of legislative and regulatory insights to keep stakeholders abreast of happenings in Washington, D.C., impacting the health sector. This week's topics include ...more

Goodwin

CMS Continues to Modernize by Expanding Reimbursement for Digital Health Services

Goodwin on

The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (“PHE”) fundamentally changed the healthcare industry, forcing healthcare providers and patients onto their computers and phones to enable continuation of care when patients were mandated...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Medicare Telehealth and Substance Use Disorder Treatment FAQs: New CMS Reimbursement Requirements

Foley & Lardner LLP on

In the 12-month period starting in April 2021, over 100,000 people have died from drug overdoses, a 28.5% increase from the same period the year before. While the opioid crisis has been a declared public health emergency...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

CY 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Extends Telehealth Benefits

The Big Picture - On November 2, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released Medicare Program; CY 2022 Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment Policies;...more

Polsinelli

Medicare Telehealth Update: CMS Releases CY2022 PFS Proposed Rule

Polsinelli on

On July 23, 2021, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released the CY 2022 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule (“Proposed Rule”) which outlines several proposed changes to reimbursement of Medicare telehealth...more

Baker Donelson

Telehealth, Split or (Shared) Visit, Critical Care, and Teaching Physician Billing Proposals in the CY 2022 Medicare Physician Fee...

Baker Donelson on

On July 13, 2021, CMS released the Calendar Year (CY) 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule, which includes several noteworthy proposals related to telehealth, billing for split (or shared) visits, critical...more

White and Williams LLP

Are Telehealth Laws Here to Stay? A Survey of Legislation in NJ, DE, NY, PA and MA

White and Williams LLP on

As COVID-19 vaccines continue to roll out across the county, there is uncertainty as to whether certain telehealth laws that significantly impacted healthcare providers, payors and patients during the public health emergency...more

Kerr Russell

Telemedicine in Michigan: 2021

Kerr Russell on

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to demonstrate the importance and effectiveness of telemedicine as a means of providing patients with access to safe and quality medical care through the use of technology... Originally...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Is This the Worst Medicare Telehealth Law of 2020?

Foley & Lardner LLP on

The Public Health Emergency introduced a myriad of changes to federal and state telemedicine and digital health laws and rules. There were expansions to telehealth coverage and reimbursement, suspension of enforcement on...more

Baker Donelson

A Deeper Dive into Telehealth, Graduate Medical Education and Rural Health Care Provisions in the Stimulus Legislation

Baker Donelson on

In addition to the key health care provisions included in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (Stimulus Legislation) summarized in Baker Donelson's recent publication, the new legislation includes a few additional...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Top 5 Telehealth Law Predictions for 2021

Foley & Lardner LLP on

With 2020 officially behind us, what does 2021 have in store for telemedicine and digital health policy? A year ago, our team predicted 2020 would bring “notable expansions in Medicare and Medicaid coverage” and “the...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

CMS Finalizes Telehealth Coverage and Reimbursement Changes in Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule

The Big Picture - Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have dramatically—but temporarily—expanded coverage and reimbursement for telehealth services....more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Expands Telehealth Coverage

Rivkin Radler LLP on

The 2021 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule recently released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) includes the addition of 60 new telehealth services that will be covered and reimbursed by Medicare. The...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Virtual Event] 2021 Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference - Portland, OR - February 5th, 8:25 am - 5:30 pm PST

Our Virtual Regional Healthcare Compliance Conferences provide updates on the latest news in regulatory requirement, compliance enforcement, and strategies to develop effective compliance programs. Watch, listen, and ask...more

Baker Donelson

CMS Continues to Support Telehealth and Virtual Care Policies in the CY 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule

Baker Donelson on

On December 1, 2020, CMS released the Calendar Year (CY) 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Final Rule (Final Rule), which includes several policies to extend or make permanent certain policies to support expanded...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Top Five New Telehealth Policies in Medicare 2021 in Physician Fee Schedule

Foley & Lardner LLP on

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) just released its 2021 Final Rule (Physician Fee Schedule), with telehealth policy changes and a list of new services covered under Medicare. Actions taken by CMS during...more

39 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 2

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide