Health Payer Intelligence May 22, 2020
CMS chose to finalize some proposals in advance, including measures that increase access to telehealth and rural plan options for Medicare Advantage beneficiaries.
CMS has finalized changes to Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D telehealth policies and supplemental chronic disease management benefits. The agency has also expanded Medicare Advantage for rural and end stage renal disease (ESRD) care.
“CMS’s rapid changes to telehealth are a godsend to patients and providers and allows people to be treated in the safety of their home,” said CMS Administrator Seema Verma in the press release. “The changes we are making will help make telehealth more widely available in Medicare Advantage and are part of larger efforts to advance telehealth.”
The new telehealth policies cover...
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