President Joe Biden released his budget proposal this week which centers Medicare-boosting policies, lowering prescription drug prices and continuing subsidies to Affordable Care Act exchange insurers.
The president is pitching his $7.3 trillion budget for 2025 on the argument that it will curb national debt and reduce the deficit by...CMS Rules
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) included provisions to expand reimbursement for telehealth services for mental and behavioral health care in the proposed 2022 Physician Fee Schedule released Tuesday. The proposal includes paying providers for audio-only services.
Telehealth use was widely expanded by CMS...National News
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, hospices had to quickly confront and adapt to constraints on providers and patient access. These challenges, coupled with some corrective policies and new opportunities through Medicare payment models mean that things are starting to heat up in the changing industry.
Looking forward to what is still yet to...National News
In the early days of the pandemic lockdown, preventative and elective care ground to a near halt. Telemedicine, supported by the CARES Act, quickly stepped in to fill that gap. But according to a new study, that was not enough to correct reductions of in-person care.
Telehealth expansion was included in the original emergency...National News
President Trump issued the executive order Monday to support healthcare in rural areas by permanently expanding some telehealth services beyond the COVID-19 pandemic; the proposed 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule released on Tuesday by CMS also expanded the list of telehealth services Medicare covers.
According to the White...CMS Rules
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized requirements seeking to increase access to telehealth for seniors in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. The changes made to MA and Medicare Part D also expand supplemental benefit options for beneficiaries with chronic diseases.
CMS will grant MA plans more flexibility to...
