CMS provides clarity on extended telehealth flexibilities
By HME News Staff
Updated 9:59 AM CST, Tue February 10, 2026
WASHINGTON – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has posted a new FAQ on telehealth flexibilities to its website, following the decision by Congress to extend these services through the end of 2027 as part of a recently passed federal funding bill.
The FAQ, according to VGM & Associates, provides clarity on what the extension means for both providers and patients.
"The FAQ outlines how telehealth services will continue operating under these extended rules – confirming that beneficiaries may keep accessing many telehealth services from their homes and that expanded prior and service allowances remain in place through 2027,” VGM stated in an email bulletin.
Questions answered in the FAQ include:
- Do Medicare beneficiaries need to be located in a rural area and in a medical facility in order to receive Medicare telehealth services?
- Are there any restrictions on the types of practitioners who can furnish Medicare telehealth services?
- Can outpatient therapy, diabetes self-management training and medical nutrition therapy services be furnished remotely by hospital staff to beneficiaries in their homes?
- How does CMS make payment for telehealth services?
Read the FAQ, posted Feb. 4, here.
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