CCHP has developed a database of telehealth policies in Medicaid programs as they relate to American Indian/Alaskan Native Health Services. The information was found through a search of Medicaid manuals that specifically referenced telehealth policy as it relates to American Indian/Alaskan Native populations in effect as of December 31, 2021.
This chart contains a quick reference guide outlining the major impacts on federal telehealth policy on Medicare. For the most part, the policies focus on the temporary changes that were made to Medicare telehealth policy in response to COVID-19.
The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), which oversees the state Medicaid program (Medi-Cal), recently released their permanent telehealth policy proposals. While overarching policies related to maintaining audio-only coverage and payment parity for all telehealth modalities appear to be continuing, a few additional policies proposed may create new barriers to the utilization of telehealth within the Medi-Cal program.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released their final Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) for CY 2022. The PFS are the policies that the agency will be implementing for Medicare beginning on January 1, 2022, unless otherwise noted. This is the typical vehicle utilized by CMS to make administrative changes to telehealth policy in the Medicare program. This fact sheet reviews the telehealth related items that CMS has decided to finalize for CY 2022.
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.
