Physicians Practice October 2, 2019
For years, telehealth reimbursement fears dogged physician practices. In fact, according to the American Well Telehealth Index: 2019 Physician Survey, uncertainty over reimbursement was flagged by 77 percent of providers as a key barrier to telehealth adoption.
But for physician practices who currently use a telehealth platform – and especially those who are eager to implement telehealth — the surge in legislation expanding telemedicine coverage is welcome news.
In 2018, the passage of the CHRONIC Care Act broke down significant barriers to reimbursement. And in April 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a Final Rule that will allow Medicare Advantage (MA) plans to offer “additional telehealth services” as part of their basic benefit package — not...
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