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Provider Alert: Medicare Telehealth Update- Flexibilities Extended Through 2027 (No Cliff in Sight)

Wendy Samuels / February 9, 2026

Good news: the much-talked-about “telehealth cliff” has officially been postponed. On February 3, 2026, the President signed H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, extending key Medicare telehealth flexibilities through December 31, 2027. Translation? Your virtual care strategy doesn’t need an emergency landing anytime soon. You’ve got runway—plenty of it. What’s Staying Put The law […]

Medical Billing, Telehealth

The 2026 Physician Fee Schedule Gift Bag: Unwrapping Medicare’s Goodies, Gotchas, and Regifts

Wendy Samuels / November 7, 2025

The Opening Gift: How the Fee Schedule Works (and Why It Feels Like Secret Santa) Imagine the anticipation every fall: CMS, Congress, medical specialty societies, and every practice across the country are prepping for the big reveal—the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) for the next year. But this isn’t just opening presents. It’s a carefully

Telehealth

CMS Update: Medicare Telehealth Claims Still on Hold This Fall

Wendy Samuels / October 24, 2025

When the Calm of Summer Gives Way to Autumn Chaos The easy pace of summer has faded into fall’s familiar rush — lunchboxes packed before dawn, school bells ringing, and inboxes overflowing. For healthcare providers, that same hectic rhythm feels familiar: CMS has announced another delay, extending its hold on telehealth‑related Medicare claims. According to the October  15  MLN  Connects Newsletter, CMS directed all Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) to continue temporarily

Telehealth

Telehealth Benched: Medicare Payment Freeze Hits Providers Now

Wendy Samuels / October 22, 2025

It’s October 2025, and while football fans are glued to unpredictable plays this season, healthcare providers are stuck watching their own kind of gridiron drama — Medicare’s latest “hold everything” game plan. The Play-by-Play CMS has directed Medicare Administrative Contractors to continue holding claims affected by expired payment provisions — that means telehealth, ground ambulance, and FQHC claims are all

Covid 19-Telehealth, Practice Management, Telehealth

The Great Telehealth Reset: What Providers Need to Know

Wendy Samuels / October 7, 2025

Well, folks, here we are—October 2025, and the telehealth roller coaster just took another sharp turn. Congress hit the snooze button, the government is doing its best “out of office” impression, and those cozy pandemic-era telehealth rules officially bid us farewell at midnight on September 30. So, if you were betting on virtual visits being

Medical Billing, Telehealth

CMS Proposes Major 2026 Medicare RPM Billing Updates | What You Need to Know

Wendy Samuels / July 28, 2025

CMS Proposed rule and what it means for RPM.

Practice Management, Revenue Cycle Management

Heads Up, Doc! A New Wrinkle in Medicare Enrollment

Wendy Samuels / June 6, 2024

Listen up, doctors, suppliers, and anyone billing Medicare for patient care! There’s a new wrinkle in the world of enrollment – the “stay of enrollment.” Don’t worry, it’s not a complete shutdown, but it is a yellow card from Medicare. So, What Exactly is a Stay of Enrollment? Think of it like a temporary hold

Medical Billing

Ready, Set… Stop!

Wendy Samuels / February 28, 2023

Biden administration announces end to Covid-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) The emergency declarations related to the Covid -19 pandemic will expire on May 11th, according to the Biden administration. “The COVID-19 national emergency and public health emergency (PHE) were declared by the Trump Administration in 2020,” the Office of Management and Budget said in a statement.

Covid 19-Telehealth, Medical Billing, Medical Coding, Revenue Cycle Management

Covid-19 Accelerated and Advanced Payments Repayment

Wendy Samuels / January 26, 2022

As a reminder, Covid-19 Accelerated and Advanced Payments repayment will begin this year. The Continuing Appropriations Act established that repayment will begin “one year from the issuance date of each provider or supplier’s accelerated or advanced payment” Medicare will automatically recoup 25 percent of the Medicare payments owed for eleven months, If full recoupment is

Covid 19-Telehealth, Medical Billing, Medical Coding

CMS Instructs all MACS to hold claims

Wendy Samuels / April 15, 2021

The Senate passed legislation last week to extend the pause on the 2% sequestration reduction through December 31, 2021. The house is expected to take up the bill the week of April 13, 2021, when it returns for a session after the holidays. It is fully expected that the bill will be passed through the

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