tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2020 Issue Q2
Covid-19 Update: Review Medicare's Telehealth Expansion Details
The 1135 waiver offers temporary relief for providers. As providers across the nation attempt to rein in the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the feds are offering much needed telehealth flexibilities to help high-risk patients. First: On March 11, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus pronounced COVID-19 a pandemic. This was quickly followed by the declaration of a national state of emergency on March 13 by President Donald Trump. Then: On March 17, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) significantly expanded its telehealth access policies for beneficiaries. In the wake of the international...
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