Six of the seven Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) are scheduled to jointly host a multijurisdictional contractor advisory committee (CAC) meeting on February 28, 2023. This CAC panel meeting ...

Regulators say Medicare needs more data and oversight to avoid fraud and misuse. Digital health advocates argue the service is still crucial for managing chronic conditions. In 2018, Medicare began ...

Billy Abbott, a retired Army medic, wakes at 6 every morning, steps on the bathroom scale, and uses a cuff to take his blood pressure. The devices send those measurements electronically to his doctor ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has added new codes to its 2022 Physician Fee Schedule that will enable care providers to be reimbursed for more home-based services. Health systems are ...

Representatives Mike Thompson (D-Calif.) and Glenn Thompson (R-Penn.) are set to announce a new telehealth bill soon. Like some of Mike Thompson's previous telehealth efforts, the bill seeks to amend ...

The Medicare Administrative Contractors, which serve fee-for-service patients across most of the country, decided to keep reimbursing for devices that monitor patient vital signs from home, according ...

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Outpatient visit restrictions imposed in early 2020 due to COVID-19 increased demand for effective virtual health care interventions. Telemedicine visits skyrocketed in the first half of last year.

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A recent multijurisdictional contractor advisory committee (CAC) meeting held by six of the seven Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) gave stakeholders an initial opportunity to provide ...