Medical Economics January 15, 2024
Richard Payerchin

ATA publishes 2024 policy agenda after solid year of advocacy in 2023.

This year promises to be a Super Bowl of telehealth, according to plans by the American Telemedicine Association (ATA).

The year 2024 has at least two major factors that could be hugely influential for telehealth, according to the organization and its affiliated ATA Action advocacy nonprofit.

It’s a presidential election year, and it will bring the end of the telehealth flexibilities that Congress enacted by during the COVID-19 pandemic and continued after the end of the public health emergency. Those need to remain in place, said Kyle Zebley, ATA senior vice president for public policy and ATA Action executive director.

“With Congress back in session, the clock officially...

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Topics: CMS, Congress / White House, Digital Health, Govt Agencies, Patient / Consumer, Provider, Regulations, Technology, Telehealth
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