Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement

Last week, CMS followed through on its Blue Button 2.0 promises from last year to improve eHealth and data sharing with a new offering that connects tech-savvy patients with Medicare providers.

CMS launched a “What’s Covered” app that “lets people with Original Medicare, caregivers, and others quickly see whether Medicare covers a specific medical item or service,” CMS said in a release.

“As of 2016, about two-thirds of Medicare beneficiaries indicate they use the Internet daily or almost daily,” CMS notes in the release. “Questions about what Medicare covers are some of the most frequent inquiries that CMS receives. There are approximately 15 million page views annually for coverage-related content on Medicare.gov and 1-800 MEDICARE receives over 3 million coverage related calls each year.”

Find specific details about the “What’s Covered” app at www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/new-app-displays-what-original-medicare-covers.