BC Advantage - 2021 Issue 1

New Regulatory Changes May Help Expand Telehealth Usage

The COVID pandemic has changed the way that healthcare delivery is viewed.  Telehealth services, although used prior to the pandemic, really increased when states had stay at home orders and restrictions.  People still needed to get medical care, and telehealth stepped up. One of the driving issues behind lower usage of telehealth in the past has been the CMS restrictions on the ability to bill for these services.  Prior to the COVID-19 outbreak, Medicare had specific guidelines on what it considered a payable telehealth service that included where the patient was located.  The...

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