<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><div><img src="cid:ii_k98w21sl0" alt="TAOdark.jpg" width="147" height="64" style="margin-right: 0px;"><br></div></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Greetings,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Medicare released their guidance for implementing the authorization in the Cares Act that allows Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualifies Health Centers (FQHCs) to become distant sites and to receive reimbursement for services provided for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the first link below you will find the guidance released by the Medicare Learning Network.  In the second link you will find a great summary provided by Eric Wickland of mHealth Intelligence.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><a href="https://www.cms.gov/files/document/se20016.pdf">https://www.cms.gov/files/document/se20016.pdf</a> </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"> <a href="https://mhealthintelligence.com/news/cms-clarifies-new-telehealth-services-and-coverage-for-fqhcs-rhcs" target="_blank" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">https://mhealthintelligence.com/news/cms-clarifies-new-telehealth-services-and-coverage-for-fqhcs-rhcs</a><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">   </span><br clear="all"></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Be well,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Cathy</div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Catherine S. Britain, Executive Director</div>
<div>Telehealth Alliance of Oregon</div><div><a href="mailto:csbritain@gmail.com" target="_blank">csbritain@gmail.com</a><br>541-910-7366</div>
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