Healthcare IT News December 5, 2024
Andrea Fox

Health IT companies join providers and healthcare industry groups in asking the top Congressional leaders to extend the telehealth flexibilities as the EOY 2024 deadline looms.

Once again, organizations across the healthcare industry are appealing to Congressional leaders to extend telehealth flexibilities beyond the December 31 deadline, imploring Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., to take action before year’s end.

WHY IT MATTERS

Companies from athenahealth to Zoom, along with major health systems such as Cleveland Clinic and UCHealth, are asking for a two-year extension of pandemic-era telehealth flexibilities.

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Topics: Congress / White House, Digital Health, Govt Agencies, Health IT, Patient / Consumer, Provider, Technology, Telehealth
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