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OIG Recommends Additional Oversight of Remote Monitoring Services

On September 24, 2024, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) at the US Department of Health and Human Services issued a report recommending additional oversight of remote physiologic monitoring (RPM) services furnished to...more

9/27/2024 / American Medical Association , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Medical Monitoring , OIG , Regulatory Requirements

Remote Monitoring Services Under Review: Medicare Coverage Policies May Be Coming

Six of the seven Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) are scheduled to jointly host a multijurisdictional contractor advisory committee (CAC) meeting on February 28, 2023. This CAC panel meeting will allow the MACs to...more

1/27/2023 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Health Insurance , Medical Devices , Medical Monitoring , Medicare , Medicare Administrative Contractors (MAC) , Policy Drafting , Public Meetings , Summary of Benefits and Coverage , Virtual Meetings

CMS Addresses Virtual Care Expansion in CY 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposal

On July 23, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published its annual proposed changes to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS), which include several key telehealth and other virtual care-related...more

7/27/2021 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) , Health Care Providers , Medicare , Physician Fee Schedule , Physicians , Proposed Amendments , Telehealth

Medicare Resources and Information for Home Health and Hospice Agencies During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently provided Section 1135 waivers and guidance granting flexibilities to home health agencies (HHAs) and hospices during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic national...more

4/13/2020 / 1135 Waivers , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Interim Final Rules (IFR) , OASIS , Telehealth

The Role of Telehealth in COVID-19 Response Efforts

As the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the United States grows, healthcare providers are stepping up their response planning. To combat the spread of COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) urged...more

3/4/2020 / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Emergency Response , Health Care Providers , Infectious Diseases , Medicare , Telehealth

Mid-Year Digital Health Report: Focus on Medicare - July 2018

Where Things Stood - Understanding the impact of what we have seen so far this year first requires an understanding of where we were at the end of 2017, with respect to both Medicare reimbursement and provider adoption of...more

7/31/2018 / Bipartisan Budget Act , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Digital Health , Hospitals , Medicare , Physician Fee Schedule

CMS Proposes Expansion of Telehealth Services Eligible for Medicare Reimbursement

Summary - The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its CY2017 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule on July 17 - after receiving requests from various stakeholders to add telehealth services as...more

8/3/2016 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Medicare , Physician Fee Schedule , Physician Medicare Reimbursements , Telehealth

Medicaid & CHIP Managed Care Final Rule Revises Access to Care and Network Adequacy Standards, Promotes Innovative Technology

In Depth - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued the Final Rule regarding managed care in Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Programs (CHIP) that revises and expands the federal rules...more

6/6/2016 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) , Final Rules , Innovative Technology , Managed Care Contracts , Medicaid

CMS Proposes Increased Transparency of Hospice Quality Data in Annual Payment Update

In Depth - On April 21, 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule regarding updates to fiscal year (FY) 2017 Medicare payment rates and the wage index for hospices serving Medicare...more

5/5/2016 / Beneficiaries , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Hospice , Medicare , Transparency

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