News Report | July 29, 2021
CMS Proposes Extending Payment of Medicare Telehealth Services Until 2023; Additional Telehealth Requirements Proposed
CMS released the 2022 proposed physician fee schedule on July 13, 2021, which included a proposal to extend certain telehealth services until December 31, 2023. CMS has been evaluating the expansion of telehealth services that were added to the telehealth list during the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), and an expansion of payment until the end of 2023 will give the agency some time to evaluate whether services maybe be permanently added to the telehealth list after COVID-19 has ended. CMS has asked Congress for more flexibility to make telehealth changes permanent. The final rule is due in . . .