On April 4, 2019, CMS issued the final Medicare Advantage Rule for calendar year 2020, announcing it will allow Medicare Advantage carriers to significantly increase the range of telehealth services beyond traditional Medicare Part B covered services, stipulating only that, if a service is to be covered as a telehealth service, it must also be covered as an in-person service.

Attached are:

• A link to a PDF of the CMS summary in the rule entitled “Requirements for Medicare Advantage Plans Offering Additional Telehealth Benefits”
• A link to the CMS fact sheet – https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/contract-year-2020-medicare-advantage-and-part-d-flexibility-final-rule-cms-4185-f
• A link to the final Rule – https://s3.amazonaws.com/public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2019-06822.pdf