From the Patient Side of Medicare

E-visits

Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) covers E-visits with your doctors and certain other practitioners. Be sure to check the above link for the latest changes!!!

Your costs in Original Medicare

You pay 20% of the Medicare-approved amount for your doctors’ services, and the Part B deductible applies.

What it is

E-visits allow you to talk to your doctor using an online patient portal without going to the doctor’s office.

Practitioners who may furnish these services include:

  • Doctors
  • Nurse practitioners
  • Physician assistants
  • Licensed clinical social workers, in specific circumstances
  • Clinical psychologists, in specific circumstances
  • Therapists, in specific circumstances
Note
E-visits can be used for the treatment of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) from anywhere.

Author: Seymore Bones

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