Policy & Medicine June 16, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced that for Medicare Advantage (MA) beneficiaries in particular, it has finalized requirements that will increase access to telehealth, expand the types of supplemental benefits available for patients with chronic diseases, provide support for more care options in rural communities, and expand access to patients battling end-stage renal disease (ESRD).
Rule Increases Telehealth Benefits
The rule encourages MA plans to increase their telehealth benefits and increase plan options for beneficiaries living in rural areas. CMS is giving MA plans more flexibility to count telehealth providers in certain specialty areas (such as Dermatology, Psychiatry, Cardiology, Ophthalmology, Nephrology, Primary Care, Gynecology, Endocrinology and Infectious Diseases) towards meeting CMS network adequacy standards.
CMS hopes...
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