10/27/2025
📢 Medicare Update: CMS Restores Key Payments During Shutdown (October 21, 2025)
After weeks of uncertainty, CMS has lifted the claims-payment hold for several critical Medicare services,helping providers, clinics, and patients finally get paid and seen again. 💰💊
✅ What’s Been Restored:
• Doctor visits under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
• Ground ambulance transports
• Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs)
• Telehealth for behavioral & mental-health services (in clearly defined categories)
This move means smoother reimbursements for healthcare providers and continuity of care for millions of Medicare patients, especially in rural and underserved areas.
⚠️ What’s Still Delayed:
• Other telehealth services beyond mental-health care
• Hospital-at-home claims, still paused until further federal action or reopening
The changes highlight how vital CMS flexibility is during federal disruptions, and why healthcare systems need contingency plans for billing, telehealth, and patient access.
💡 Key takeaway: Essential healthcare payments are back online, but many remote-care services remain in limbo. Providers should stay alert for the next CMS update.
