CMS Fails to Authorize Telemed for Physical Therapy, Leaving Reimbursement in Doubt

Of all the medical treatments now available for injured workers, physical therapy and rehabilitation may be ideally suited for video-based telehealth sessions. But the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, for reasons that have yet to be explained, has failed to authorize those services for reimbursement. For states whose workers' compensation reimbursement schedules are tied to Medicare, such as Texas, that means thousands of injured workers could be stuck at home, unable to tune into regular telehealth therapy and rehab instructors during the coronavirus lockdown. "We&#...