HR 5833
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit the use of certain psychological evaluation via telehealth for Medicare coverage of neurostimulation services for the treatment of chronic pain.
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This bill changes Medicare rules to allow for psychological evaluations related to chronic pain treatments to be conducted remotely via telehealth. Specifically, it permits Medicare to cover neurostimulation services if a psychological evaluation is completed through telehealth, starting January 1, 2021. The bill also expands the list of covered telehealth psychological evaluations to include specific CPT codes used for these assessments. This aims to improve access to these treatments for Medicare beneficiaries.
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