Industry Notes:
Therapy Legislation Could Facilitate Telemedicine Reimbursement
Published on Fri Oct 31, 2014
Home health agencies that furnish Part B outpatient therapy in the home should keep their eyes on legislation. Rehab services delivered via telehealth would no longer be excluded from Medicare reimbursement if the Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2014 becomes law. This bill, introduced in the House of Representatives this summer, would not only expand Medicare coverage of telemedicine beyond [...]