Becker's Healthcare December 29, 2025
Federal officials and industry leaders outlined key policy shifts ahead for telehealth during the American Telemedicine Association EDGE 2025 Policy Conference Dec. 10, emphasizing that virtual care’s long-term viability hinges on stable rules around licensure, payment, fraud and AI governance.
Here are five notes:
1. Licensure remains fragmented.
State-level inconsistencies continue to hinder cross-border care. While compacts speed up paperwork, panelists said they fail to provide true portability due to eligibility limits and malpractice coverage constraints.
2. CMS is targeting fraud and payment reform.
CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, said virtual care’s future depends on tying payment to outcomes and cracking down on abuse. Medicare’s statutory limits and oversight challenges will shape...
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