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OIG finds $348M in improper Medicare payments for telehealth psychotherapy
By Emily Olsen | 01:11 pm | May 08, 2023
According to an audit by the Office of the Inspector General, Medicare improperly paid for $580 million of psychotherapy care, including $348 million of telehealth services, during the first year of the COVID-19 public health emergency.
OIG: CMS paid out $3.7M for telemedicine that shouldn't have been covered
By Jonah Comstock | 02:43 pm | April 17, 2018
Medicare reimbursement for telehealth services is notoriously patchy.