Healthcare Innovation September 24, 2024
Telehealth Modernization Act would also extend Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver flexibilities
A trade association focused on telehealth advocacy continues to support efforts in Congress to extend many of the Medicare telehealth flexibilities enacted during the pandemic that are due to expire on Dec. 31, 2024. These include the Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver flexibilities and the ability to prescribe clinically appropriate controlled substances remotely.
ATA Action, the American Telemedicine Association’s affiliated trade group, said it is strongly supportive of the bipartisan Telehealth Modernization Act of 2024 (H.R. 7623), legislation that would extend many Medicare telehealth flexibilities through the end of 2026.
“These provisions play an essential role in expanding access to care for patients regardless of geographic...
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