To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On December 2, 2020, CMS issued a final rule updating the payment policies and rates for services to be furnished under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) in calendar year (CY) 2021. The final rule includes significant rate increases for evaluation and management services (and a corresponding budget-neutrality adjustment for all other services), an expansion of the telehealth services covered by Medicare, an expansion to the range of covered services for non-physician practitioners, and revisions to the definition of “direct supervision” to include virtual presence for the remainder of the public health emergency.