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Telehealth Update on Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Rules

Iris Telehealth

Thankfully, organizations like the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) continue to drive new initiatives to mitigate this barrier and help more people get the care they need. Key initiatives include flexibility in billing and supervision as well as permanently covering certain telehealth services.

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Permanent Expansion of Medicare Telehealth Reimbursement Announced by CMS

Telebehavioral Health Institute

On December 1, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the annual Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule for 2021. The post Permanent Expansion of Medicare Telehealth Reimbursement Announced by CMS appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.

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COVID-19 Telehealth Disparities

Telebehavioral Health Institute

COVID-19 Telehealth Disparities American Indian/Alaskan Native and African-American People The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has traditionally released information on Medicare claims annually, but because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the agency began releasing information on June 22, 2020, … Read more.

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74 Temporary Telehealth CPT Codes to be Eliminated?

Telebehavioral Health Institute

74 Temporary Telehealth CPT Codes to be Eliminated? The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is preparing to eliminate the majority (74) of the temporary telehealth CPT codes created during the pandemic once the public health emergency (PHE) ends. The post 74 Temporary Telehealth CPT Codes to be Eliminated?

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Permanent Expansion of Medicare Telehealth Services Announced by CMS

Telebehavioral Health Institute

On December 1, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the annual Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule. The post Permanent Expansion of Medicare Telehealth Services Announced by CMS appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.

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2023 Telehealth Reimbursement Advances: Reimbursement Codes

Health Recovery Solutions

Welcome to part 2 of our blog series on telehealth reimbursement. In part 1, we discussed the different reimbursement models for telehealth services and addressed some of your burning reimbursement questions.

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Controversy: New Mental Health Telehealth Requirement for An “In-Person Visit”

Telebehavioral Health Institute

This week’s installment concerns a recently published blog post about a controversial reimbursement requirement for telemental health telehealth after the end of the public health emergency (PHE). ” See New Medicare Law Requires In-Person Visit for Telehealth Coverage for more information. .”