Category: Physician Fee Schedule

ATA Calls On Biden Administration To Continue Telehealth Expansion

The American Telemedicine Association reflects on telehealth expansion during the Trump Administration and looks forward to progress under President-Elect Biden. By Hannah Nelson November 11, 2020 – In response to the results of the 2020 presidential election with America choosing former Vice President Joe Biden as its 46th president, the American Telemedicine Association (ATA)...
November 12, 2020 Dr. A. Connor American Telemedicine Association (ATA), Medicare, Physician Fee Schedule, Telehealth, Telemedicine.
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Executive Summary: Tracking Telehealth Changes State-by-State in Response to COVID-19 – October 15, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues across the United States, states, payers, and providers are looking for ways to expand access to telehealth services. Telehealth is an essential tool in ensuring patients are able to access the healthcare services they need in as safe a manner as possible. In order to...
November 7, 2020 Dr. M Telehealth aTouchAway, COVID-19 - Coronavirus, Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set, Home Health Agencies, Hospice, Legislation, Medicaid, Medicare, Physician Fee Schedule, Reimbursement, Remote Patient Monitoring, ROI, Telehealth, Telemedicine.
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The American Telemedicine Association Leads the Industry Commenting on Medicare Updates to Telehealth Policy

This week, the comment period closed for the calendar year 2021 (CY21) Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The PFS is an annual rule-making process through which CMS identifies codes and payment rates to be used to reimburse Medicare Part B physician services...
October 22, 2020 Dr. A. Connor American Telemedicine Association (ATA), Medicare, Physician Fee Schedule, Remote Patient Monitoring, Telehealth.
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Partnership to Advance Virtual Care Urges CMS to Extend and Make Permanent Certain Telehealth Flexibilities Issued in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Today, the Partnership to Advance Virtual Care (the “Partnership”) submitted comments in response to the CY 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule. As a leading coalition representing stakeholders advancing telehealth priorities, the Partnership’s comments urge the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to extend and make permanent certain...
October 7, 2020 Dr. A. Connor COVID-19 - Coronavirus, Medicaid, Medicare, Physician Fee Schedule, Telehealth.
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ATA weighs in on proposed CMS Physician Fee Schedule rule

The American Telemedicine Association’s comments focused on expanding telehealth access, changes to remote monitoring services, and the provision of telehealth in federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics. By Kat Jercich September 25, 2020 02:02 PM The American Telemedicine Association was among several groups this week that submitted comments to the...
October 1, 2020 Dr. A. Connor American Telemedicine Association (ATA), COVID-19 - Coronavirus, Medicaid, Medicare, Physician Fee Schedule.
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American Telemedicine Association Responds to Medicare Telehealth 2021 Proposed Rule

The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) issued a policy comment letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), advocating for telehealth-friendly changes to Medicare’s telehealth coverage and reimbursement rules. The ATA’s letter also made recommendations on CMS’ proposed interpretations on remote patient monitoring (RPM) requirements. The letter was submitted in response to CMS’ 2021 Physician Fee...
September 25, 2020 Dr. A. Connor American Telemedicine Association (ATA), Medicare, Physician Fee Schedule, Remote Patient Monitoring, Telehealth.
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Providers Plan a Post-Pandemic Future With Telehealth Strategies

They’ve tried the technology and tested the workloads. Now that telehealth is here to stay, providers are looking closely at what telehealth strategies do and not work for them. September 14, 2020 – With the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in March, healthcare providers across the country launched or expanded telehealth...
September 15, 2020 Dr. A. Connor COVID-19 - Coronavirus, Physician Fee Schedule, Telehealth.
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CMS Proposes Significant Changes to Remote Patient Monitoring Coverage

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has clarified how providers can use telehealth and mHealth to establish and run remote patient monitoring programs, with changes that some feel could hinder care at home. The federal government is clarifying how it regulates remote patient monitoring, with changes that could...
September 14, 2020 Keira Sullivan American Medical Association (AMA), COVID-19 - Coronavirus, Health and Human Services, Medicare, Physician Fee Schedule, Remote Patient Monitoring.
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Medicare Telehealth Coverage and Reimbursement After the Public Health Emergency

Over the past five months, Congress and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have dramatically, but temporarily, expanded coverage and reimbursement for telehealth services in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The changes are in effect for the duration of the Health and Human Services (HHS) Public Health...
Keira Sullivan Health and Human Services, Medicare, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Physician Fee Schedule, Reimbursement, Remote Patient Monitoring, Telehealth.
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CMS Proposes Telehealth Updates to the 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

On August 3, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) updates for the 2021 calendar year, addressing among other policy changes how CMS will treat telehealth codes for the duration of and following the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). Background: CMS’ Process...
Keira Sullivan COVID-19 - Coronavirus, Health and Human Services, Medicare, Physician Fee Schedule, Telehealth.
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CMS Proposes Telehealth Updates to the 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

On August 3, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) updates for the 2021 calendar year, addressing among other policy changes how CMS will treat telehealth codes for the duration of and following the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). Background: CMS’ Process...
Keira Sullivan COVID-19 - Coronavirus, Health and Human Services, Medicare, Physician Fee Schedule, Reimbursement, Telehealth.
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