In the 2022 Physician Fee Schedule, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) defines telehealth services that qualify for reimbursement under Medicare through 2023. Those services now include audio-only services under specific circumstances. The patient must:1. be already “established,”2. have a mental illness/substance use disorder (SUDs), and3. be unable or unwilling to use video …
HHS has published the National Survey Trends in Telehealth Use in 2021: Disparities in Utilization and Audio vs. Video Services. The analysis found a number of trends that can be helpful in understanding remaining telehealth barriers and their interaction with health care disparities. The study focused on differences in use between live video and audio-only …
A provision in the CARES Act of 2020 allowed patients increased access to telehealth. Under the law, employees with high-deductible health plans and Health Savings Accounts (HDHP-HSAs) were able to receive telehealth benefits pre-deductible, rather than having to meet certain out-of-pocket thresholds before telehealth would be covered by their employer or health plan. However, that …
The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 established new requirements for providers to protect consumers from surprise medical bills. These requirements are collectively referred to as “No Surprises” rules. The goal is of protect clients from unexpected bills for healthcare services, such as charges for out-of-network emergency care. Many of its provisions do not apply directly mental health …
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The historical divide for teletherapy is by far the COIVD-19 pandemic. Then, therapists providing teletherapy were a minority and thought by some to be radical. Almost two years later, those doing in-person therapy are thought of as throwbacks. Yet, therapists have given up their offices, implemented new workflows and software, and signed up with the …
