August 2018

The 2019 proposed Medicare Fee Schedule was published on July 27, 2018 by CMS at https://s3.amazonaws.com/public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2018-14985.pdf.

Pages 61 through 91 of the Executive Summary are devoted to: Modernizing Medicare Physician Payment by Recognizing Communication Technology-Based Services.  Click here to read: Modernizing Medicare Physician Payment by Recognizing Communication Technology-Based Services.

This subsection is devoted

Just as a point of providing information, please note that CMS has revised its Medicare Learning Network (MLN) booklet for telehealth services.  The February 2018 edition is included in this link.  https://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNProducts/downloads/TelehealthSrvcsfctsht.pdf

The 2019 proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule also seeks comments on proposed expansion of telehealth services.  That will be the subject of