STAT June 9, 2020
Casey Ross

President Trump’s top Medicare official said Tuesday that expanded access to telemedicine should continue after the coronavirus pandemic recedes and that officials are examining ways to act without waiting for legislation from Congress.

“I can’t imagine going back,” said Seema Verma, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, told STAT during a live virtual event. “People recognize the value of this, so it seems like it would not be a good thing to force our beneficiaries to go back to in-person visits.”

The comments were Verma’s most forcible remarks to date on the need to preserve access to telemedicine following the outbreak. During the past three months, virtual visits have increased more than 40-fold in some parts of...

Today's Sponsors

LEK
ZeOmega

Today's Sponsor

LEK

 
Topics: CMS, Conferences / Podcast, Digital Health, Govt Agencies, Health IT, Insurance, Medicare, Patient / Consumer, Provider, Technology, Telehealth, Trends
Finger on the Pulse: The State of Primary Care in the U.S. and Nine Other Countries
Fort Health Brings Collaborative Virtual Pediatric Mental Health Care to 450+ Primary Care Providers
Cleveland Clinic's program that saves $8K per patient
Models adjusting for geography show racial gaps in telehealth use
4 in 10 adults opt for telehealth, older adults less likely to use video visits, study finds

Share This Article