2015 Bipartisan Budget Act, implemented by CMS in 2017, added a section to Medicare law prohibiting hospitals from billing at the hospital outpatient rate if an existing off-campus service (beyond 250 yards from the main campus) moved to a new location or a new hospital service opened that was located greater than 250 yards from the main campus. A very limited number of exceptions were permitted, e.g., services furnished in an emergency department, in an on-campus department, or a remote location within 250 yards of the main campus.
Do you know of any programs in your state where RTs are part of a telehealth program that is currently being reimbursed by private insurers?
We need you to send us the information: Name of the Program / Institution / Location. Description of the type of telehealth services (involving conditions such as COPD and asthma, neonatal/pediatric, ICU, critical care, education and training, vent weaning, etc.). Number of RTs involved in the program. Does the program include remote patient monitoring services […]
All Aboard PACT!
Bob Guardabasco, RRT, NJSRC PACT Chairman On March 18, Daryl Rogers, President of the New Jersey Society for Respiratory Care, led the New Jersey delegation to Washington D.C. to request congressional support for the Medicare Teleheath Parity Act. The delegation included myself, NJSRC Delegate Joseph Goss, and Drive4COPD ambassador and COPD patient advocate Joe Morrison. […]
Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2015
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson (D-CA) Gregg Harper (R-MS), Diane Black (R-TN) and Peter Welch (D-VT) today introduced H.R. 2948, the Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2015. The bipartisan legislation will expand coverage of telehealth services under Medicare by putting them on the path toward parity with in-person health care visits. Mike Thompson […]
It’s Virtual Lobby Week – Let Your Voice Be Heard!
The AARC has launched its Virtual Lobby Week in preparation for the AARC’s 17th annual Capitol Hill Advocacy Day on March 18. AARC and your state societies sponsor respiratory therapists who are your Political Advocacy Contact Team (PACT) representatives. These RT volunteers come to Washington, D.C. every year and have scheduled face-to-face meetings with the […]
