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CMS Update: Medicare Telehealth Claims Still on Hold This Fall

Wendy Samuels / October 24, 2025 / Telehealth

When the Calm of Summer Gives Way to Autumn Chaos The easy pace of summer has faded into fall’s familiar rush — lunchboxes packed before dawn, school bells ringing, and inboxes overflowing. For healthcare providers, that same hectic rhythm feels familiar: CMS has announced another delay, extending its hold on telehealth‑related Medicare claims. According to the October  15  MLN  Connects Newsletter, CMS directed all Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) to continue temporarily […]

Telehealth Benched: Medicare Payment Freeze Hits Providers Now

Wendy Samuels / October 22, 2025 / Telehealth

It’s October 2025, and while football fans are glued to unpredictable plays this season, healthcare providers are stuck watching their own kind of gridiron drama — Medicare’s latest “hold everything” game plan. The Play-by-Play CMS has directed Medicare Administrative Contractors to continue holding claims affected by expired payment provisions — that means telehealth, ground ambulance, and FQHC claims are all

The Great Telehealth Reset: What Providers Need to Know

Wendy Samuels / October 7, 2025 / Covid 19-Telehealth, Practice Management, Telehealth

Well, folks, here we are—October 2025, and the telehealth roller coaster just took another sharp turn. Congress hit the snooze button, the government is doing its best “out of office” impression, and those cozy pandemic-era telehealth rules officially bid us farewell at midnight on September 30. So, if you were betting on virtual visits being

Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) in 2025: Data-Driven Results You Need to Know

Dr. Franklin Moses / August 16, 2025 / Medical Billing, Telehealth

Not long ago, the idea of checking a patient’s vitals from miles away seemed futuristic. But as healthcare faced the dual pressures of rising chronic disease and aging populations, Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) emerged as a powerful solution—turning home devices into daily health checkpoints and transforming how we think about outpatient care. Today, RPM is

CMS Proposes Major 2026 Medicare RPM Billing Updates | What You Need to Know

Wendy Samuels / July 28, 2025 / Medical Billing, Telehealth

CMS Proposed rule and what it means for RPM.

Heads Up, Doc! A New Wrinkle in Medicare Enrollment

Wendy Samuels / June 6, 2024 / Practice Management, Revenue Cycle Management

Listen up, doctors, suppliers, and anyone billing Medicare for patient care! There’s a new wrinkle in the world of enrollment – the “stay of enrollment.” Don’t worry, it’s not a complete shutdown, but it is a yellow card from Medicare. So, What Exactly is a Stay of Enrollment? Think of it like a temporary hold

Effectively Implementing Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM)

Dr. Franklin Moses / May 17, 2023 / Medical Billing

During the past two years there has been a lot of conversation about remote patient monitoring. Implementing remote patient monitoring (RPM) in a medical practice can bring many benefits, such as improved patient outcomes and cost savings. However, it’s important to approach the implementation process thoughtfully and with a plan in place. Here are some

Financial Benefits of Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM)

Dr. Franklin Moses / May 9, 2023 / Medical Billing, Revenue Cycle Management, Telehealth

We’ve heard a lot about RPM and the ability to gain significant revenue just by implementing the program in your healthcare organization. In this two-part series we’ll talk about the financial benefits, as well as things to keep in mind in order to effectively implement an RPM program. The financial benefits of implementing remote

What is HCC coding and why is it important?

Dr. Franklin Moses / April 4, 2023 / Medical Billing, Medical Coding

We get this question many times. What is HCC coding and why is it important? I wanted to take some time to give some background to this question. Hierarchical Condition Categories (HCC) coding is a system used by Medicare Advantage plans to classify and reimburse healthcare providers for the care of patients with chronic

Ready, Set… Stop!

Wendy Samuels / February 28, 2023 / Medical Billing

Biden administration announces end to Covid-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) The emergency declarations related to the Covid -19 pandemic will expire on May 11th, according to the Biden administration. “The COVID-19 national emergency and public health emergency (PHE) were declared by the Trump Administration in 2020,” the Office of Management and Budget said in a statement.