CMS Expands Services Covered Under Telehealth

On October 14, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced  the addition of 11 new telehealth services that Medicare Fee-For-Service will pay for during the COVID-19 public health emergency, including cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation services.  Medicare will begin immediately paying practitioners who furnish these newly added telehealth services and will continue during the public health emergency.  A complete list of services payable under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule when furnished via telehealth is available here.