HHS OIG: Billing for Remote Patient Monitoring in Medicare The HHS Office of Inspector General released a review on RPM. In its review, HHS OIG found a small group of medical practices with billing that warranted further scrutiny. In this new review, HHS OIG list characteristics of bad actors within the RPM space and [...]
The Alliance for Connected Care sent a letter, expressing concern with the omission of a continuation of telehealth location reporting flexibility for telehealth practitioners in the proposed CY2026 Physician Fee Schedule. Without prompt action by CMS, this important telehealth policy will end and dramatically increase administrative burden for both practitioners offering telehealth services while [...]
In a strong show of national consensus, 350 health care stakeholder organizations have signed a letter urging Congressional leadership to take immediate action to preserve access to Medicare telehealth services beyond their scheduled expiration in September 2025. The letter calls on Congress to enact the longest possible extension of existing telehealth authorities, with a [...]
The Alliance for Connected Care sent letters to Congress asking that Congress work to differentiate the Medicare telehealth “cliff” from the federal funding deadlines. If there is a short extension until December, we ask that you seek to mitigate the significant patient/provider disruption caused by the potential for a lapse. Senate Finance Committee House [...]