{ "id": "R45021", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORTS", "number": "R45021", "active": true, "source": "EveryCRSReport.com", "versions": [ { "source": "EveryCRSReport.com", "id": 585836, "date": "2017-11-15", "retrieved": "2018-10-02T15:36:13.038984", "title": "Telehealth Services Proposed for Medicare Part B Reimbursements, 2018: Fact Sheet ", "summary": "Suppress: \nDuring the 115th Congress, several bipartisan bills have been introduced that aim to expand the number of telehealth services that are covered under Medicare. Telehealth is the electronic delivery of a health care service via a technological method. Health care providers use telehealth to improve patients\u2019 access to and quality of care. Under Medicare, these patients are likely to live in rural areas, be under the age of 65, and be disabled. \nThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) administers the Medicare program and makes decisions on telehealth coverage and payment through its annual physician fee schedule rulemaking process. On November 2, 2017, CMS issued a final rule on the calendar year (CY) 2018 Physician Fee Schedule; however, CMS is still finalizing the list of telehealth services to add to the CY2018 list for Medicare reimbursement. The information in this report is current as of November 15, 2017.", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORTS", "active": true, "formats": [ { "format": "HTML", "encoding": "utf-8", "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/R45021", "sha1": "8b51cc90feb548000d69c78449859efc5c63627e", "filename": "files/20171115_R45021_8b51cc90feb548000d69c78449859efc5c63627e.html", "images": {} }, { "format": "PDF", "encoding": null, "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/pdf/R45021", "sha1": "9040debb1cb5fa0a3a484356fca85cbd8a155c79", "filename": "files/20171115_R45021_9040debb1cb5fa0a3a484356fca85cbd8a155c79.pdf", "images": {} } ], "topics": [ { "source": "IBCList", "id": 4788, "name": "Health Care Delivery" }, { "source": "IBCList", "id": 4912, "name": "Medicare" } ] } ], "topics": [ "Health Policy" ] }