HealthLeaders Media November 3, 2025
The 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule boosts virtual care in hospitals and skilled nursing facilities, but complicates reimbursement for providers using telehealth from alternate sites, like their homes.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
– The final 2026 CMS Physician Fee Schedule eliminates frequency limits on telehealth services inside hospitals and skilled nursing facilities and allows for remote supervision and training.
– However, CMS is eliminating a five-year-old policy that allowed providers to report and bill for remote services using their practice location, a move that could prompt doctors to avoid treating patients during nights and weekends.
The beginning of November brings a mixed bag of news for healthcare leaders on the telehealth front.
The final version of the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule...
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