Resources & Reports

Fact Sheet

Federally Qualified Health Centers & Rural Health Clinics Acting as Distant Site Providers in Medicare – UPDATED April 30, 2020

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued guidance on new and expanded flexibilities given to Federally Qualified Health Centers (FHQCs) and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) crisis. There is also another guidance on flexibilities given to FQHCs and RHCs. The guidance documents were updated on April 30, 2020.

Reports

Remote Communication Technology Codes Report- An Analysis of State Medicaid Coverage

Most states provide their Medicaid fee-for-service fee schedules online. These fee schedules are updated periodically to add or remove codes and update reimbursement rates. CCHP examined the fee schedules of each state and D.C. to identify the states reimbursing for technology-based service codes that are not defined as telehealth under Medicare.