Fierce Health Technology June 5, 2020
A top Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) official acknowledged that telehealth is here to stay after an explosion of use due to COVID-19 but hedged on whether new regulatory flexibility on reimbursement is going to stick around.
“The cat is out of the bag, so to speak,” said Jim Parker, senior adviser for health reform for HHS. “We look forward to helping policymakers, congressional leaders and regulators move the interest in telehealth and healthcare consumerism particularly for rural areas forward in a more permanent way.”
Parker spoke during a Thursday webinar sponsored by the Bipartisan Policy Center on telehealth and rural healthcare amid the COVID-19 pandemic. His remarks come as the healthcare industry is speculating about the future...
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