Krista Drobac Discusses Sweeping Changes in Federal Telehealth Policy In Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic (April 27th)
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Listen Now Listeners may be aware that up until recently the Medicare program strictly limited provider use of telehealth services via originating site and other numerous other regulatory rules despite its much wider adoption by other payers and the VA. (E.g., see my previous interview/discussion with Ms. Drobac.) Annual Medicare reimbursement for telehealth services equaled approximately 0.003% of annual Medicare spending. With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Congress and CMS regulators, recognizing the emergency or dire need to maintain a Medicare beneficiary's ability to access to clinical care in a timely manner, markedly expanded telehealth coverage. Both the Congress's March 27th CARES Act and CMS' April 6 interim final rule made sweeping reforms to Medicare telehealth policy.
Krista Drobac Discusses Sweeping Changes in Federal Telehealth Policy In Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic (April 27th)
Krista Drobac Discusses Sweeping Changes in…
Krista Drobac Discusses Sweeping Changes in Federal Telehealth Policy In Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic (April 27th)
Listen Now Listeners may be aware that up until recently the Medicare program strictly limited provider use of telehealth services via originating site and other numerous other regulatory rules despite its much wider adoption by other payers and the VA. (E.g., see my previous interview/discussion with Ms. Drobac.) Annual Medicare reimbursement for telehealth services equaled approximately 0.003% of annual Medicare spending. With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Congress and CMS regulators, recognizing the emergency or dire need to maintain a Medicare beneficiary's ability to access to clinical care in a timely manner, markedly expanded telehealth coverage. Both the Congress's March 27th CARES Act and CMS' April 6 interim final rule made sweeping reforms to Medicare telehealth policy.