Healthcare Innovation January 13, 2021
Rajiv Leventhal

The proposals will address key issues such as adjusting reimbursement incentives, eliminating outdated regulatory prohibitions, removing outdated location requirements, and addressing technical unease, according to the governor

New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo proposed sweeping legislation earlier this week that would expand access to and accelerate adoption of telehealth services for all state residents.

Noting in an announcement that the COVID-19 pandemic “laid bare the inequities in our healthcare system and showed that telehealth is a critical tool to expand access and lower costs for low-income communities, especially for behavioral health support, during the crisis, the governor took executive action to expand access to remote care, and these proposals codify and build on those successful reforms.”

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