Congress Pressed to Extend Pre-Deductible Telehealth Waiver

HealthLeaders Media November 22, 2022
John Commins

The waiver was included in the 2020 CARES Act but will expire on December 31 if lawmakers don’t act.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

– Stakeholders have asked a lame-duck Congress to extend the waiver before the end of 2022.

– Employer groups believe the waiver improves care access for workers who otherwise would have avoided telehealth because of out-of-pocket expenses.

More than 350 stakeholders representing major employer, patient, provider, and payer groups are urging a lame-duck Congress to extend into 2023 a waiver allowing employers to cover telehealth services for their employees before they spend down their deductible.

The waiver, which loosens rules for employees’ pre-tax contributions to health savings accounts, was included in the 2020 Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security...

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