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Medicare Mulls Expanding Telehealth To Wellness, Behavioral Visits
The proposed rule would also pay for rural telemedicine for providers who are closer to big cities. Elsewhere, telemedicine in treating injured workers – especially in rural areas – catches on. Modern Healthcare: Proposed CMS Rule Expands Telehealth Payments, Domain Wellness and behavioral health visits are among a few telehealth coverage expansions the CMS wants to add to the list of Medicare-reimbursable telehealth activities under a proposal released Thursday. Providers also would be paid for telehealth services in rural areas nearer big cities under a geographical expansion in the proposed rule (Conn, 7/7) Read more…
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