With the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) ending on May 11th, providers and practitioners must carefully consider the dates when various telehealth waivers and flexibilities end. This requires understanding the...more
President Biden recently announced that his administration plans to end the COVID-19 PHE on May 11, 2023. This provides more clarity about the long-anticipated end date for certain telehealth waivers and enforcement...more
On January 11, 2023, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra again renewed the declaration of a Public Health Emergency (PHE) under the Public Health Service Act, extending the declaration...more
In addition to the key health care provisions included in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (Stimulus Legislation) summarized in Baker Donelson's recent publication, the new legislation includes a few additional...more
On December 1, 2020, CMS released the Calendar Year (CY) 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Final Rule (Final Rule), which includes several policies to extend or make permanent certain policies to support expanded...more
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On October 14, CMS announced several changes designed to expand access to telehealth. CMS made further additions to the list of services that Medicare will pay for practitioners to furnish through telehealth for the duration...more