Resources & Reports

On July 7, the Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services (CMS) released the unpublished version of the proposals for the CY 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS). CMS uses this process to make administrative updates to Medicare’s policy related to telehealth.  This year, the telehealth proposals focused primarily on what services will be covered by the program and what will happen immediately following the end of the public health emergency (PHE), including during the 151-day grace period included in the 2022 Budget Act.

CCHP’s July Newsletter is Here! This month’s topics include: Abortion Decision Impact on Telemedicine & Privacy; CMS Releases CY 2023 Proposed Physician Fee Schedule (PFS); White House ONDCP Report & Recommendations on Telehealth and SUD Services during COVID-19; Latest Policy Developments in CCHP’s Telehealth Policy Finder and Policy Trends Map; OIG Semi-Annual Report Highlights Telehealth Activities in Six Month Period; CMS Requests Comments on Collection of Information on Use of Telecommunication Technology in Home Health Prospective Payment System; FSMB Updates Telemedicine Guidance; CMS Updates Guidance Documents with Telehealth Clarifications for FQHCs, RHCs and Diabetes Self-Management Training Program; Analysis of Telehealth Medicare E&M Claims Data.

FAIR Health recently released an issue brief looking at “The Evolution of Telehealth during the COVID-19 Pandemic” utilizing data from their Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker. FAIR Health receives voluntarily provided claims data, housing the country’s largest collection of private payer healthcare claims, while also receiving Medicare data, which allows them the ability to produce valuable reports for various government and healthcare entities. For the issue brief, FAIR Health focused on private payer claims.