Healthcare DIVE March 14, 2024
Some telehealth provisions could expire by the end of the year unless Congress makes them permanent.
Telehealth use climbed early in the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly as rules on use for Medicare patients loosened. However, providers and patients now face a dilemma — some temporary telehealth policies set during the pandemic are set to expire at the end of the year unless Congress makes them permanent.
Before COVID, only Medicare patients in certain locations and with specific circumstances could use telehealth. During the pandemic, the CMS increased payments that providers could receive for audio-only telehealth visits. Meanwhile, regulators relaxed some rules on telehealth use across state lines.
Mei Kwong is the executive director at the Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP),...
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