[{"innerBlocks":[],"name":"core\/freeform","postId":1399,"blockType":{"name":"core\/freeform","keywords":[],"attributes":{"content":{"type":"string","source":"raw"},"lock":{"type":"object"}},"providesContext":[],"usesContext":[],"selectors":[],"supports":{"className":false,"customClassName":false,"reusable":false},"styles":[],"variations":[],"apiVersion":3,"title":"Classic","description":"Use the classic WordPress editor.","category":"text"},"originalContent":"The American Medical Group Association strongly supports a proposed rule to broaden the spectrum of telehealth services offered to Medicare Advantage enrollees.

In October, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued a proposal to expand telehealth benefits within the MA program\u2014starting in 2020\u2014beyond what is currently available to those beneficiaries in fee-for-service Medicare.

Also See: <\/b>Medicare to expand beneficiary access to telehealth services<\/a>

AMGA, representing more than 175,000 physicians who deliver care to one in three Americans, applauds the CMS initiative to remove restrictions that prevent Medicare providers from leveraging telehealth services to improve outcomes for beneficiaries.

\u201cAs we advance patient-centric care, telehealth is an important tool that should be as broadly available to providers as possible,\u201d said Jerry Penso, MD, AMGA\u2019s president and CEO. \u201cPhysicians are in the best position to determine how to meet their patients\u2019 needs and CMS\u2019 proposal creates a framework that will encourage MA plans to work with the provider community to develop coverage policies that encourage the appropriate use of telehealth.\u201d

On Monday, AMGA, which represents more than 450 multispecialty medical groups and integrated delivery systems, sent written comments<\/a> to CMS with three specific recommendations regarding the agency\u2019s proposed rule.

CMS should finalize its proposal not to impose any restrictions on the types of Part B items and services that MA plans may offer as an additional telehealth benefit.
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The agency should include in its requirement that any services offered as a telehealth benefit also be covered for in-person visits.
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CMS should finalize its proposal to require MA plans to cover additional telehealth benefits through contracted providers.
<\/li><\/ul>\u201cAMGA is pleased that CMS is proposing to broadly interpret the type of services that MA plans may offer under this expanded benefit,\u201d states the medical group association in their letter to the agency.

The CMS proposed rule implements provisions of the Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act, which AMGA endorsed and was enacted into law as part of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.

\u201cHistorically, telehealth has faced some restrictions on its availability. We strongly supported the effort in Congress to expand how providers and patients can benefit from telehealth and believe CMS\u2019 proposal is a welcome addition to the MA program,\u201d added Penso.","saveContent":"The American Medical Group Association strongly supports a proposed rule to broaden the spectrum of telehealth services offered to Medicare Advantage enrollees.

In October, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued a proposal to expand telehealth benefits within the MA program\u2014starting in 2020\u2014beyond what is currently available to those beneficiaries in fee-for-service Medicare.

Also See: <\/b>Medicare to expand beneficiary access to telehealth services<\/a>

AMGA, representing more than 175,000 physicians who deliver care to one in three Americans, applauds the CMS initiative to remove restrictions that prevent Medicare providers from leveraging telehealth services to improve outcomes for beneficiaries.

\u201cAs we advance patient-centric care, telehealth is an important tool that should be as broadly available to providers as possible,\u201d said Jerry Penso, MD, AMGA\u2019s president and CEO. \u201cPhysicians are in the best position to determine how to meet their patients\u2019 needs and CMS\u2019 proposal creates a framework that will encourage MA plans to work with the provider community to develop coverage policies that encourage the appropriate use of telehealth.\u201d

On Monday, AMGA, which represents more than 450 multispecialty medical groups and integrated delivery systems, sent written comments<\/a> to CMS with three specific recommendations regarding the agency\u2019s proposed rule.

CMS should finalize its proposal not to impose any restrictions on the types of Part B items and services that MA plans may offer as an additional telehealth benefit.
<\/li>
The agency should include in its requirement that any services offered as a telehealth benefit also be covered for in-person visits.
<\/li>
CMS should finalize its proposal to require MA plans to cover additional telehealth benefits through contracted providers.
<\/li><\/ul>\u201cAMGA is pleased that CMS is proposing to broadly interpret the type of services that MA plans may offer under this expanded benefit,\u201d states the medical group association in their letter to the agency.

The CMS proposed rule implements provisions of the Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act, which AMGA endorsed and was enacted into law as part of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.

\u201cHistorically, telehealth has faced some restrictions on its availability. We strongly supported the effort in Congress to expand how providers and patients can benefit from telehealth and believe CMS\u2019 proposal is a welcome addition to the MA program,\u201d added Penso.","order":0,"get_parent":{},"attributes":[],"attributesType":{"content":{"type":"string","source":"raw"},"lock":{"type":"object"}},"dynamicContent":""}]

AMGA supports effort to expand telehealth services to Medicare Advantage

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