CMS expands Medicare benefits for telehealth services in the 2015 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

CMS continues to expand coverage for telehealth services, and now includes annual wellness visits, psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, and prolonged evaluation and management services. This another step in aligning Medicare coverage in ways that promote cost saving strategies like ACOs and bundled payments. CMS Releases The 2015 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule - Food, Drugs, Healthcare, Life... mondaq.com The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the 2015 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (Medicare PFS) on October 31, 2014.