Medical Economics June 5, 2020
Keith A. Reynolds

The American College of Physicians (ACP) is calling for many of the accommodations made for the expansion of telehealth and other regulatory waivers put in place to combat the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic to remain in place once the public health emergency (PHE) is averted.

The call came in a letter sent June 4 to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma.

“It is clear that the policy changes provided by CMS to allow for increased access to and use of telehealth functionality and virtual care have played a pivotal role in mitigating the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic while providing a source of much needed revenue for physician practices across the country,” wrote Jacqueline W....

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Topics: CMS, Digital Health, Govt Agencies, Health IT, HHS, Patient / Consumer, Provider, Regulations, Technology, Telehealth
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