This fact sheet reviews recent happenings around telehealth policy in the state of California including the initial proposed post-pandemic telehealth policy recommendations from Medi-Cal and the main points of AB 133, which was ultimately signed by the Governor in late July.
This factsheet reviews the Proposed Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) for CY 2022 as it pertains to telehealth.
The “Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2021” was recently introduced by Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI). Having authored previous iterations of this bill, Senator Schatz notes that this Act will promote higher quality of care, increased access to care and reduce spending in Medicare through the expansion of telehealth services.
An ‘At a Glance’ look at trends in state telehealth laws, regulations and reimbursement policies across all 50 states and the District of Columbia. See the number of states reimbursing for different modalities as of February 2021.
As things rapidly develop regarding what we know about COVID-19, policies around telehealth have also been evolving alongside of it. We’ve been tracking those updates as they become available. This a living document that could change frequently as new information and new policies become available/are enacted.
This is a summary of changes the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has made to telehealth policy for Fee-for-Service Medicare.
