Becker's Healthcare November 13, 2024
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente is urging Congress to act to extend Medicare telehealth flexibilities before they expire at the end of 2024.
During the pandemic, the federal government eased restrictions on telehealth coverage for traditional Medicare beneficiaries, allowing video visits, virtual care for people outside of rural areas, and additional types of clinicians to provide the service. However, those enhancements will go away Dec. 31 unless lawmakers pass one of the extension bills that have passed congressional committees.
“Extending these...
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