Telehealth Advocates Applaud CMS Proposal, Say More Work To Be Done

Providers and plans applaud CMS’ regulatory proposal to make some telehealth provisions allowed during the COVID-19 pandemic permanent, but many say more needs to be done by the agency and Congress. The proposed 2021 physician fee schedule rule, released Monday (Aug. 3), calls for permanently adding to the list of services that can be performed via telehealth and extending some services allowed during the public health emergency through the end of the year in which the emergency ends . The...