CMS releases an update to the State Medicaid & CHIP Telehealth Toolkit: Policy Considerations for States Expanding Use of Telehealth, COVID-19 Version

 

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Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released updates to the State Medicaid & CHIP Telehealth Toolkit: Policy Considerations for States Expanding Use of Telehealth, COVID-19 Version and the Supplement to clarify that states may deliver covered services via audio-only telehealth both during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) and beyond. This release provides additional support state Medicaid and CHIP agencies in their adoption and implementation of telehealth.

Learn more here: https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/benefits/telemedicine/index.html