Medical Economics January 20, 2025
American Telemedicine Association publishes policy priorities for new president.
President Donald Trump has been a friend to telehealth in the past and the American Telemedicine Association (ATA) hopes that will continue in his second administration.
ATA has published its letter to the new administration with policy priorities for the rules and regulations when doctors and patients meet online.
The president publicly has stated he has a number of policy objectives that he wants to move on quickly, so it will be a busy time in Washington, D.C. But telehealth cannot wait, said Kyle Zebley, ATA senior vice president for public policy, and executive director of the organization’s nonprofit ATA Action committee.
“The new Trump Administration is immediately on the clock,...