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House committee advances bill extending telehealth, HaH flexibilities
mHealth Intelligence May 9, 2024
The House Ways and Means Committee marked up a bill that would extend virtual care flexibilities for two years past its current expiration date.
The United States House Ways and Means Committee has advanced several new pieces of legislation, including one extending pandemic-era telehealth flexibilities through 2026.
Called the Preserving Telehealth, Hospital, and Ambulance Access Act, the legislation would not only preserve Medicare beneficiaries’ access to telehealth through December 31, 2026, but also extend the Acute Hospital Care at Home (AHCAH) waiver through 2029. However, if the bill does not pass through Congress, the telehealth flexibilities and AHCAH waiver will expire at the end of 2024.
The bill preserves several pandemic-era waivers, including ones that eliminate geographic requirements and expand...
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