Manatt Health December 14, 2020
The Big Picture
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have dramatically—but temporarily—expanded coverage and reimbursement for telehealth services.
On December 1, CMS issued the final calendar year (CY) 2021 Medicare physician fee schedule (MPFS) final rule and interim final rule, including several changes to Medicare Part B telehealth payment policy. The rule makes coverage of certain services permanent, extends coverage for certain other services through the end of the calendar year in which the public health emergency (PHE) ends, and clarifies which services CMS will not be adding to the Medicare telehealth covered services list on either a permanent or temporary basis. The rule also finalizes some changes to...
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