Government Shut Down--Implications for Pain?

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Are you rescheduling your PPO telehealth visits to in-office also? I can't imagine the private payors allowing for telehealth if Medicare is no longer providing it.
 
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yes essential services such as Medicare should still be open.

however, as noted, the continuation of telehealth was dependent on parts of the government that have been shut down. so technically, telehealth may not get covered.


unless you are an employee of a HOPD who is a part of a Medicare Shared Savings Program Accountable Care Organization....