Healthcare Finance News (11/3, Morse) reports, “For the first time outside of the COVID-19 public health emergency, Medicare will pay for mental health visits furnished by Rural Health Clinics and Federally Qualified Health Centers via telecommunications technology, including audio-only telephone calls,” in addition to other actions announced by CMS “in the 2022 Physician Fee Schedule final rule released late Tuesday.” CMS “is eliminating geographic barriers and allowing patients at home to access telehealth services for diagnosis, evaluation and treatment of mental health disorders.”
Related Links:
— “Physician fee schedule final rule opens up telehealth access “Susan Morse, Healthcare Finance News, November 3, 2021