tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2018 Issue 8

Telehealth: Know These Bipartisan Budget Act Changes Impacting Telehealth

The feds continue to promote telemedicine by lessening restrictions. With new codes outlined last fall and more options on the horizon, it's no surprise that telemedicine is emerging as an important resource for Medicare providers. Recent federal legislation aims to broaden this valuable tool with telehealth expansions to more Medicare patients slated for rollouts in 2019 and 2020. Context: President Trump signed the Bipartisan Budget Act (BBA) of 2018 in February to avert a government shutdown. Among the numerous impacts to healthcare addressed in the BBA were significant expansions and decreased restrictions to telehealth services under the section named...

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