US Medicare Agency Alters Payments For Use Of Telehealth Tech, Lab Specimen Collection For COVID-19
Executive Summary
An interim final rule posted by the CMS this week widens further a series of telehealth exemptions and lab specimen collection payment provisions it has previously issued to help providers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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