Services Delivered Via Telehealth Among Medicaid & CHIP Beneficiaries During COVID-19

On October 14, 2020 the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published this report on services delivered via telehealth among Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) beneficiaries during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This telehealth analysis relies on claims from the Other Services file. This file contains outpatient facility claims and professional claims. Claims for services in the Other Services file include but are not limited to: physician services, outpatient hospital services, dental services, other physician services (e.g., chiropractors, podiatrists, psychologists, optometrists, etc.), clinic services, laboratory services, X-ray services, sterilizations, home health services . . .