Finding Doctors Offering Medicare through Paid Telehealth Indicator

 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) added a telehealth indicator on Medicare Care Compare, the site that allows consumers to search for doctors, clinicians, groups, and facilities accepting Medicare beneficiaries.  Last year, CMS reported a 30-fold increase in telehealth services.  The new indicator helps beneficiaries and caregivers more easily find clinicians who provide telehealth services.

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