Healthcare IT News November 11, 2024
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.
The American Telemedicine Association says it expects bipartisan support for telehealth and virtual care services to continue through the final days of the Biden Administration and the transition to the Trump Administration on January 20, 2025.
But ATA is once again urging Congressional leaders to officially extend telehealth flexibilities before the close of 2024.
WHY IT MATTERS
Making primary care, behavioral health and other care services available by telehealth during the pandemic has changed the way providers practice across the world. But without regulatory changes soon, flexibilities will...