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

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

CMS has finalized its 2022 Physician Fee Schedule. Within the regulations that must comply for federal laws there is a step backwards for Medicare and telehealth access even though the patient’s home remains an originating site, which is keeping the regulation change during the pandemic. Telehealth is defined in § 410.78 Telehealth services and includes

CMS is implementing changes from the 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act to cover the home as the originating site for telehealth services for diagnosis, evaluation, or treatment of a mental health disorder. This expands coverage that was already permitted in the treatment of substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health disorders via telehealth. The major setback is