In a conference session on Friday in Chicago, CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure said that Congress has authorized the agency to reimburse telehealth through Medicare permanently - in other words, even beyond the pandemic.
Congress must provide the Department of Health and Human Services the authority and flexibility to continue all federal telehealth waivers once the administration declares an end to the PHE.
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Congress will have to debate whether pandemic era telehealth reimbursement and relaxation of rules should be made permanent. Given that those rules helped historically underserved populations access care as well as those seeking mental health services, experts believe there's too much to lose to simply go back to the old ways.
In a sample of 100 claims from 2014 and 2015, 69 met telehealth service requirements and the other 31 did not, resulting in an estimated $3.7 million in extra costs.
Inadequate telemedicine parity laws, Medicare reimbursement and lack of EHR integration are among the top challenges faced by telehealth programs, reveals a new survey from Reach Health.
The American Telemedicine Association tracks state adoption of telehealth coverage and policies. Discover the latest laws and legislation introduced across the country.
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