MedCity News August 14, 2025
A group of healthcare organizations sent a letter to Congressional leaders urging them to permanently extend Medicare telehealth flexibilities introduced during the Covid-19 pandemic.
In a Monday letter, a group of 350 organizations urged Congress to make Covid-19 Medicare telehealth flexibilities permanent, which are set to expire in September. If Congress can’t make these flexibilities permanent, then they hope to see at least a two-year extension.
The letter was addressed to Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-South Dakota), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York), Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York). The signatories include the Alliance for Connected Care, the American Heart Association, the American Telemedicine Association, Amazon, Johns Hopkins University...
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