mHealth Intelligence March 15, 2024
The legislation makes several pandemic-era regulatory flexibilities permanent, including reimbursing for audio-only telehealth through the Medicare program.
United States representatives from both sides of the aisle introduced new legislation to permanently extend several telehealth flexibilities for Medicare beneficiaries.
Called the Telehealth Modernization Act of 2024, the bill is an updated version of legislation introduced in 2021. The new legislation would permanently eliminate geographic restrictions on originating sites for telehealth services and allow rural health clinics and federally qualified health centers to receive Medicare reimbursement for telehealth services. The new bill would also permanently add audio-only telehealth coverage to the Medicare program.
Further, the bill would allow the use of telehealth for hospice care and home dialysis assessments if clinically appropriate.
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