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CMS Says State Medicaid Programs Can Cover Audio-Only Telehealth

On December 6, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that state Medicaid programs can reimburse for audio-only telehealth during the public health emergency and beyond. States have broad flexibility to cover and pay for Medicaid services delivered via telehealth, including to determine which telehealth modalities may be used to deliver Medicaid-covered services.

The policy is included in an update of the “CMS State Medicaid & CHIP Telehealth Toolkit: Policy Considerations for States Expanding Use of Telehealth.” This …

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