Behavioral Health Business September 4, 2025
Rep. Earl “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) and Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) are spearheading a bipartisan effort to establish permanency for telehealth access with H.R. 5081, the Telehealth Modernization Act, a bill that was introduced to the House on Sept. 2.
The effort comes just 28 days before telehealth extensions for Medicare patients are set to expire on Sept. 30. These COVID-19-era flexibilities have been renewed, yet minimal efforts have been made to create permanence for the new, but widely used, health care modality.
“Telehealth services are an essential part of our healthcare system,” Dingell stated in a press release accompanying the effort. “It is a fact that having to physically travel to a doctor’s office or hospital can present a serious...
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