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This bill extends and modifies telehealth flexibilities for hospice care under Medicare, with two key provisions. First, it extends the current telehealth allowances for hospice recertification encounters until December 31, 2027, but introduces new limitations starting January 1, 2026, which restrict telehealth encounters for patients in areas with long-term hospice program enrollment moratoriums, patients receiving care from providers under enhanced oversight, or encounters performed by physicians or nurse practitioners who are not properly enrolled. Second, the bill requires that starting January 1, 2026, any hospice claim for a telehealth recertification encounter must include specific modifiers or codes designated by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to indicate the encounter was conducted via telehealth. These changes aim to maintain the pandemic-era flexibility for telehealth hospice care while introducing more stringent oversight and documentation requirements to ensure appropriate use of remote certification methods.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1720/all-info