Telehealth Risks Come into Focus; Some Payers Don't Cover Audio-Only

Report on Medicare Compliance 30, no. 8 (March 1, 2021) - After the 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule extended coverage of many telehealth services until the end of the public health emergency (PHE), including audio-only visits by physicians and nonphysician practitioners, UofL Health in Louisville, Kentucky, was informed that one of its commercial insurers wouldn’t be jumping on that bandwagon. Some commercial payers insist on real-time audiovisual technology for telehealth services to...
By: Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)