NCOV-19 or COVID-19 or Novel Coronavirus is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus. People infected with NCOV-19 will likely to have mild to moderate respiratory illness. In older people, especially those who have underlying medical problems, a serious illness will likely arise. It starter in Wuhan, China and has spread dynamically to other countries, including the U.S. As of March 27, 2020 , there had been already a total of 85,612 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and total death of 1,301 . This included both confirmed and presumptive positive cases of COVID-19 reported or tested at CDC since January 21, 2020. President Trump declared on January 31, 2020, COVID-19 as a Public Health Emergency and also on that day, the 195 American evacuees from Wuhan, China undergo a federal quarantine for 14 days. HOW IS THIS TRANSMITTED? COVID-19 is believed to be transmitted person-to-person, between a person who is in close contact with one anoth...

1. How will recently enact legislation allow CMS to utilize Medicare telehealth to address the declared Coronavirus (COVID-19) public health emergency?  The Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, as signed into law by the President on March 6, 2020, includes a provision allowing the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to waive certain Medicare telehealth payment requirements during the Public Health Emergency (PHE) declared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services January 31, 2020 to allow beneficiaries in all areas of the country to receive telehealth services, including at their home.  2. What does this mean? What payment requirements for Medicare telehealth services are affected by the waiver?  Under the waiver, limitations on where Medicare patients are eligible for telehealth will be removed during the emergency. In particular, patients outside of rural areas, and patients in their homes will be elig...