Bill to extend telehealth flexibilities clears House committee
Aug 15, 2024 · The AMA has consistently pressed the 118th Congress to not let the telehealth extensions expire at year’s end and it strongly supports two bipartisan bills that would permanently extend the three key policies that have allowed for expanded telehealth.
Congress only has a few more months to ensure expansive telehealth …
Sep 4, 2024 · The Education and Workforce Committee unanimously passed the Transparent Telehealth Bills Act, which would prohibit ERISA-covered health plans from increasing payments to providers that furnish telehealth services while based at a healthcare facility starting in 2026.
The Telehealth Era Is Just Beginning - Harvard Business Review
They show how telehealth can reduce expensive and unnecessary trips to the ER, reduce America’s chronic-disease crisis, address disparities in care, make specialty care faster and more efficient...
ATA calls on Congress to beat the telehealth deadline, as it preps …
2 days ago · The group expects support for virtual care to continue after the 2024 Election, but urges action as soon as possible to extend pandemic-era telehealth flexibilities past the end of the year. ATA calls on Congress to beat the telehealth deadline, as it preps for Trump's term | Healthcare IT News
Back to the doctor’s office? What’s in store for telehealth after the ...
Apr 29, 2022 · For millions of people like Poteat, pandemic-era telehealth flexibilities have made health care much more accessible. However, those flexibilities are set to expire 151 days after the Covid-19...
Telehealth Is Just as Effective as In-person Care, Study Finds
Oct 23, 2024 · One of the largest randomized clinical trials to directly compare telehealth and in-person care has found that they are equally effective in improving quality of life in patients seeking palliative care—specialized care focused on managing the symptoms of serious illness.
VA proposes to eliminate copays for telehealth, expand access to ...
3 days ago · VA is proposing to eliminate copayments for all VA telehealth services and establish a grant program to fund designated VA telehealth access points in non-VA facilities, with a focus on rural and medically underserved communities.
HHS Fact Sheet: Telehealth Flexibilities and Resources and the …
May 10, 2023 · The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, extended many Medicare telehealth flexibilities for people with Medicare through December 31, 2024, such as: Access to telehealth services in any geographic area in the United States, rather than only in rural areas.
Medicare Extends Telehealth Coverage, a Lifeline for Older Americans ...
Dec 11, 2021 · Medicare has extended coverage of remote health care. While telehealth removed barriers to care for many during the pandemic, some say there is more to be done.
How telehealth’s future came into clearer view in 2023
Dec 27, 2023 · Telehealth is critical to the future of health care, which is why the AMA continues to lead the charge to aggressively expand telehealth policy, research and resources to ensure physician practice sustainability and fair payment.