Does Medicare pay for telemedicine visits?

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asked Jun 29, 2019 in Other- Health by GregoryWeldon (300 points)
Does Medicare pay for telemedicine visits?

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answered Jun 29, 2019 by Christeen (70,120 points)
Yes Telemedicine visits are paid for and covered by Medicare.

Besides paying for the telemedicine visit Medicare will also pay for the originating site and facility fee for hosting the patient.

So if you need to do a telemedicine visit and have Medicare your Medicare coverage will pay for the entire cost of the telemedicine visit and facility fee.

Some other health insurance will usually pay for telemedicine visits and facility fees as well.

Also if the doctor sees A patient in their office and they host a telemedicine visit the doctor can bill Medicare for the facility fee.

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