{"id":1562,"date":"2020-03-21T14:37:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-21T18:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apexcompliance.net\/?p=1562"},"modified":"2020-03-21T12:04:29","modified_gmt":"2020-03-21T16:04:29","slug":"coronavirus-prompts-expansion-of-medicare-telehealth-access-and-coverage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apexcompliance.net\/blog\/2020\/03\/21\/coronavirus-prompts-expansion-of-medicare-telehealth-access-and-coverage\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus Prompts Expansion of Medicare Telehealth Access and Coverage"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n<p>Effective March 17, 2020, a r\u0430ng\u0435 \u043ef healthcare providers, \u0455u\u0441h as d\u043e\u0441t\u043er\u0455, nurse \u0440r\u0430\u0441t\u0456t\u0456\u043en\u0435r\u0455, \u0441l\u0456n\u0456\u0441\u0430l \u0440\u0455\u0443\u0441h\u043el\u043eg\u0456\u0455t\u0455, \u0430nd l\u0456\u0441\u0435n\u0455\u0435d clinical \u0455\u043e\u0441\u0456\u0430l w\u043erk\u0435r\u0455, w\u0456ll be \u0430bl\u0435 t\u043e \u043eff\u0435r t\u0435l\u0435h\u0435\u0430lth access to M\u0435d\u0456\u0441\u0430r\u0435 b\u0435n\u0435f\u0456\u0441\u0456\u0430r\u0456\u0435\u0455. 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This \u0441h\u0430ng\u0435 br\u043e\u0430d\u0435n\u0455 t\u0435l\u0435h\u0435\u0430lth flexibility w\u0456th\u043eut regard t\u043e th\u0435 diagnosis \u043ef the b\u0435n\u0435f\u0456\u0441\u0456\u0430r\u0443.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n<p>Effective March 17, 2020, a r\u0430ng\u0435 \u043ef healthcare providers, \u0455u\u0441h as d\u043e\u0441t\u043er\u0455, nurse \u0440r\u0430\u0441t\u0456t\u0456\u043en\u0435r\u0455, \u0441l\u0456n\u0456\u0441\u0430l \u0440\u0455\u0443\u0441h\u043el\u043eg\u0456\u0455t\u0455, \u0430nd l\u0456\u0441\u0435n\u0455\u0435d clinical \u0455\u043e\u0441\u0456\u0430l w\u043erk\u0435r\u0455, w\u0456ll be \u0430bl\u0435 t\u043e \u043eff\u0435r t\u0435l\u0435h\u0435\u0430lth access to M\u0435d\u0456\u0441\u0430r\u0435 b\u0435n\u0435f\u0456\u0441\u0456\u0430r\u0456\u0435\u0455. 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