Episode 534: Beyond the Cliff: What Medicare’s New Telehealth Rules Really Mean for Therapists

Welcome solo and group practice owners! We are Liath Dalton and Evan Dumas, your co-hosts of Group Practice Tech.

In our latest episode, we share what’s actually changing for therapists regarding the Medicare telehealth “cliff” after October 1st 2025, so you can prepare without panic.

We discuss:

• Why telehealth coverage is changing for Medicare providers after 10/1
• Which changes do not apply to therapists
• The in-person visit requirement that does apply to therapists
• When you would need to see both established and not established Medicare clients in-person
• Exceptions to the in-person visit requirement 
• The time frame you have to make a plan for these changes in your practice
• Steps you can take now to prepare for these changes
• Dual eligibility clients
• Our upcoming free Q+A on these changes with Medicare expert Gabrielle Juliano Villani

Listen here: https://personcenteredtech.com/group/podcast/

For more, visit our website.

PCT Resources:

• Free Info Session + Q&A: Medicare & Teletherapy After October 1st: What Therapists Need to Know (Whatever Happens in Congress)
  Join Liath Dalton and Gabrielle Juliano-Villani, LCSW on October 17th for a live (and recorded) session clarifying what’s changing, what isn’t, and how to stay compliant and confident at the intersections of Medicare, Teletherapy, and HIPAA in practice.
• On-demand Trainings (not designated as CE) presented by Gabrielle: Introduction To Medicare And Medicare Credentialing and Medicare Billing
• Group Practice Care Premium
  • weekly (live & recorded) direct support & consultation service, Group Practice Office Hours — including monthly session with therapist attorney Eric Ström, JD PhD LMHC
  • + assignable staff HIPAA Security Awareness: Bring Your Own Device training + access to Device Security Center with step-by-step device-specific tutorials & registration forms for securing and documenting all personally owned & practice-provided devices (for *all* team members at no per-person cost)
  • + assignable staff HIPAA Security Awareness: Remote Workspaces training for all team members + access to Remote Workspace Center with step-by-step tutorials & registration forms for securing and documenting Remote Workspaces (for *all* team members at no per-person cost) + more

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Resources:

• APA Services article: The Telehealth Waiver: What Psychologists Need to Know
• National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers: The Telehealth Policy Cliff: Preparing for October 1, 2025
• ATA Action statement: Urging Congress to Dodge the Telehealth Cliff
• Medicare Consulting for Therapists