Permanent Expansion of Telehealth Services – A Silver Lining?

As of December 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has permanently expanded the number of telehealth services available to Medicare beneficiaries and enrollees as part of the FY2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule (Final Rule). This historic expansion follows President Trump’s August 2020 Executive Order on Improving Rural Health and Telehealth Access, and reflects one of the many ways that the COVID-19 public health crisis is permanently changing the delivery of...
By: Nexsen Pruet, PLLC