Healthcare Finance News September 8, 2022
OIG said this information will help CMS, HHS, Congress and other stakeholders understand who benefited from the expansion.
Medicare beneficiaries who live in urban areas, or who are young or female, were more likely to use telehealth than other patients during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new data from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Inspector General.
The pandemic created new challenges for Medicare beneficiaries in accessing healthcare, and so HHS and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services responded, taking actions to temporarily expand telehealth access. CMS allowed beneficiaries to use telehealth for a wide range of services and in different locations, including in urban areas and from the beneficiary’s home.
...Today's Sponsors
Today's Sponsor