Sign-On Letter to CMS on Payment Concerns Regarding Telephone Calls During COVID-19 Pandemic

Medical specialty societies urge CMS to implement payment parity for telephone E/M visits and to ensure that Medicare Administrative Contractors are processing claims for telephone E/M visits consistent with recently published guidance in a CMS interim final rule.

CMS
Telephone calls
Telephone visits
Payment
Parity
Coronavirus
Medicare
Office visits
Medical societies
Primary care
COVID

Wed, 04/08/2020 - 5:22 PM EDT

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