Telemedicine Services
BRG professionals work with both health insurers and providers of telemedicine services.
As the COVID-19 pandemic has evolved, it has altered the way providers approach the provision of care, and telemedicine has become a critical component of healthcare delivery. Effective March 6, 2020, and extending through the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency, a telemedicine services expansion waiver for Medicare was issued under the Section 1135 waiver authority and the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act. The waiver relaxed restrictions for telemedicine services across four broad categories: location, technology, services, and reimbursement. These changes resulted in a dramatic increase in the volume of virtual services, that in turn, bring about both opportunities and risks for providers and payers.