Physical Therapists Dig For Answers After CMS Signals Telehealth Cliff

CMS has informally told a physical therapy group that some outpatient therapists will no longer be able to bill Medicare for telehealth services after the public health emergency ends May 11, sending shockwaves among providers who are attempting to untangle the agency’s unexpected payment shift. They have two weeks to figure it out. At issue is the UB04 form, the payment mechanism outpatient therapy clinics have used to bill their telehealth services in conjunction with the soon-to-end Hospitals Without Walls...