On Saturday, Dec. 21, President Biden signed into legislation H.R. 10545, the “American Reduction Act, 2025,” narrowly avoiding a authorities shutdown. H.R. 10545 extends sure telehealth flexibilities by March 31, 2025. These embrace:
Eradicating geographic necessities and increasing originating websites for telehealth providers
Increasing practitioners eligible to furnish telehealth providers
Extending telehealth providers for Federally Certified Well being Facilities and Rural Well being Clinics
Delaying in-person necessities beneath Medicare for psychological well being providers furnished by telehealth and telecommunications expertise
Permitting for the furnishing of audio-only telehealth providers
Extending use of telehealth to conduct face-to-face encounters previous to recertification
The invoice additionally consists of the extension of the geographic index ground by April 1, 2025, but it surely doesn’t handle Medicare cost cuts. Whereas the invoice initially included a 2.5% cost improve to offset the discount within the Medicare Conversion Issue finalized within the doctor payment schedule for 2025, this model does nothing to offset the pending discount in Medicare reimbursements. Any updates to Medicare funds must be addressed in 2025.
Members can discover telemedicine sources on the AASM web site and should contact coding@aasm.org for extra details about H.R. 10545.
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