MedCity News June 23, 2024
Telehealth advocates are calling on Congress to act quickly on Medicare telehealth flexibilities, which are set to expire at the end of the year. Doing so would help key healthcare stakeholders prepare.
Before Covid-19, only a small sliver of Medicare beneficiaries could access virtual care. They had to be in a rural setting, not an urban or suburban setting. They also could only use telehealth in an approved originating site, like a hospital or physician’s office. Just 2% of Medicare beneficiaries meet this criteria, according to McDermott+Consulting.
These restrictions were waived during Covid-19, thereby greatly expanding access to telehealth services for Medicare beneficiaries. Congress has extended the waivers twice — most recently through the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 —...
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