What is telehealth?
This can mean phone calls or texts, but it is more popularly associated with video calls.
Think getting on a Zoom call to ask your physician if that rash looks worrisome.
Does Medicare currently cover telehealth?
Yes, and it’s possible for you to thank COVID-19 for that.
During the pandemic, Medicare coverage was expanded to allow greater access to telehealth services.
When is Medicare losing telehealth coverage?
Initially, this expansion of Medicare telehealth coverage was supposed to end on Dec. 31, 2024.
Without another extension by Congress, after that date Medicare’s coverage of telehealth will be scaled back.
Telehealth services in a patient’s home or anywhere in a non-rural area won’t be covered anymore.
