Reliq Health Technologies Inc V.RHT.H

Expanded RPM codes

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Reliq points out that more codes has expanded potential revenue for a physician practice from $50 to $315 per month suggesting it's a no brainer. But insurers require the physician to get regular and frequent approval from the patient who is required to copay 20%. Are patients really going to approve increased service if they get hit with increased fees? And to those who say copays have been temporarily been waived, read the link below. 

CMS also clarified that to qualify for reimbursement, providers would need to ensure that Medicare Part B patients are charged a 20 percent copay (routinely waiving copays can trigger fines under the federal Civil Monetary Penalties Law and the Anti-Kickback Statute)

https://khn.org/news/telehealth-will-be-free-no-copays-they-said-but-angry-patients-are-getting-billed/