Telehealth Coverage Expansion Efforts

JULY 2020

Telehealth Coverage Expansion Efforts

As reported in the June 2020 issue of Washington Watchline, CMS increased payments for audio-only telehealth visits retroactive to March 1, 2020. In continued efforts to make reimbursement permanent for some telemedicine visits, a bill was introduced by Representatives Glenn Thompson (R-PA) and G.K. Butterfield (D-NC). The proposed legislation (Helping Ensure Access to Local Telehealth [HEALTH Act]) would require federal regulations to be revised to deem telehealth services from an eligible provider as a “visit.”

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