HIT Consultant January 5, 2026
What You Should Know
– The AMA is urging Congress to pass permanent authorization of Medicare telehealth services before the current waiver expires on January 30, 2026.
– This advocacy follows a “tumultuous” 2025 in which a 43-day government shutdown caused a 24% national drop in fee-for-service telemedicine visits, demonstrating the extreme sensitivity of patient access to legislative lapses.
The Economic Battle: Challenging CBO Scoring
The crux of the AMA’s issue brief is a call for the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to modernize how it calculates the cost of telehealth.
- Current Limitations: CBO scoring relies heavily on historical data and assumes virtual care mostly adds to total service volume rather than substituting for costlier in-person care.
- The AMA...
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