Telehealth Updates 2027: The Window to Prepare Is Closing

Medicare's 2026 telehealth rules are already in effect — here's what to fix before 2027 changes arrive.

Medicare telehealth policy keeps changing, which creates opportunity and compliance risk. The CY 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule includes telehealth updates that affect providers, coders, billing departments, compliance teams, Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), and any organization growing its virtual care.

This session reviews Medicare's current telehealth framework under the CY 2026 Final Rule: additions to the Medicare Telehealth Services List, CMS's simpler approval process for telehealth services, audio-only considerations, behavioral health updates, and virtual supervision. You will also hear how CMS permanently removed frequency limits for certain inpatient, nursing facility, and critical care telehealth visits.

It then looks ahead to the CY 2027 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule, so you can see what is finalized and what is still only proposed.

FINALIZED: CY 2026 Final Rule
Services list additions, streamlined approvals, audio-only rules, behavioral health, virtual supervision, and removed frequency limits. These affect your billing today.

PROPOSED: CY 2027 Proposed Rule
More telehealth codes and modifiers, teaching physician virtual presence, RHC and FQHC updates, and further flexibilities CMS is considering.

Webinar Objectives

Telehealth rules, coding, and reimbursement keep shifting. You will leave with strategies to stay compliant, capture reimbursement, strengthen your telehealth program, and plan for what is coming.

• Medicare telehealth rules finalized for 2026
• New services added to the Medicare Telehealth Services List
• CMS's streamlined process for telehealth service approvals
• Permanent removal of frequency limits for select telehealth visits
• Audio-only telehealth compliance and reimbursement
• Virtual supervision opportunities and limitations
• Behavioral health telehealth updates
• Telehealth changes affecting RHCs and FQHCs
• Proposed 2027 telehealth codes, modifiers, and policy expansions
• Teaching physician virtual presence proposals
• Documentation and billing strategies that support compliance
• Operational planning for future Medicare telehealth regulations

Webinar Agenda

Where policy stands

• Overview of Medicare Telehealth Policy Evolution
• CY 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
• Medicare Telehealth Services List Updates
• Newly Approved Telehealth Services for 2026

Applying it in practice

• Audio-Only Telehealth Requirements and Limitations
• Removal of Telehealth Frequency Restrictions
• Virtual Supervision and Workforce Flexibilities
• Behavioral Health and Telehealth Services
• Telehealth Considerations for RHCs and FQHCs
• Documentation, Coding, and Billing Compliance

What comes next

• CY 2027 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule
• Proposed Telehealth Expansions, Codes, and Modifiers
• Teaching Physician Virtual Presence Proposals
• Preparing for Future Medicare Telehealth Changes
• Live Q&A with Lynn M. Anderanin

Webinar Highlights

• Rules in plain language: What CMS finalized for 2026 and which requirements still apply.
• Simpler approvals: How CMS streamlined the process for adding telehealth services.
• Compliance and revenue: Documentation, coding, and billing practices that protect reimbursement.
• Finalized vs. proposed: Know which 2027 changes are firm and which are still under consideration.
• Prepare ahead: Operational planning for future Medicare telehealth regulations.
• Live Q&A: Put your questions directly to Lynn Anderanin.

Who Should Attend

• Healthcare Compliance Officers
• Physicians and Non-Physician Practitioners
• Practice Administrators
• Revenue Cycle Directors
• Coding Professionals
• Billing Managers
• Telehealth Program Managers
• RHC and FQHC Leaders
• Reimbursement Specialists
• Healthcare Consultants
• Healthcare Attorneys involved in Medicare telehealth compliance, billing, and operations