In this article, I will answer the following questions regarding providing outpatient physical, occupational, and speech therapy services via telehealth to traditional Medicare beneficiaries:

The public health emergency (PHE) ended at the end of the day on May 11, 2023. What providers want to know is will the Medicare program continue to reimburse for outpatient therapy services delivered via telehealth after the PHE and if yes, in which outpatient settings and for how long? Several updates have occurred since I published an article on this topic back on May 4, 2023. The article has been updated twice since that date due to new information from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Click HERE to read this article that does contain the latest

On May 4, 2023, I published an article “Will CMS Pay for Telehealth After May 11, 2023?“. I have now been receiving questions asking if commercial insurance carriers and Medicare Advantage plans will reimburse for outpatient physical, occupational and speech therapy services delivered via telehealth after the public health emergency (PHE) ends at the end of the day on May 11, 2023. In this article, I will answer that question plus provide links to Cigna, UnitedHealthcare and Humana’s telehealth policies. The answer is

Article updated on May 19, 2023! Disclaimer: This article is current as of May 19, 2023 and if CMS and/or Congress makes any changes, an updated article will be published. The public health emergency (PHE) ended at the end of the day on May 11, 2023. What providers of outpatient therapy services want to know is will the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) reimburse for outpatient therapy services delivered via telehealth after May 11, 2023. In this article, I will provide answers to the following questions:

Due to passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will reimburse for outpatient therapy services provided by physical therapists, occupational therapists and speech-language pathologists delivered via telehealth in all outpatient settings through

In this article, I will answer the following questions:

On July 15, 2022, Xavier Becerra, Secr​etary of Health and Human Services, extended the public health emergency (PHE) due to COVID-19. The new expiration date is the end of the day on October 13, 2022. So what does this extension mean for outpatient physical, occupational and speech therapy services? Read below to learn more!

As many of you know, outpatient physical, occupational and speech therapy delivered via telehealth for traditional Medicare beneficiaries was due to expire once the public health emergency (PHE) is declared over. Well, that has now changed due to recent legislation that was signed into law. In this article, I will answer the following questions: When will the traditional Medicare program stop paying for outpatient physical, occupational and speech therapy delivered via telehealth? Why did this change occur? At this time, when does the PHE end? Where can I access this change incase I need the reference? Let’s begin! Question #1When