Healthcare IT News June 15, 2021
Meanwhile, Oregon becomes the latest state to enact its own telehealth legislation.
U.S. senators this past week introduced another bill aimed at making telehealth flexibilities permanent under Medicare – including audio-only telehealth appointments.
The Protecting Rural Telehealth Access Act is geared toward ensuring underserved community health providers are able to continue accessing virtual care beyond the end of the public health emergency.
“The COVID-19 pandemic reiterated the effective and efficient access to care telehealth provides to patients, especially those in rural communities,” said Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, who introduced the bill.
“Even after the pandemic ends, our health care system should bolster telehealth services as a reliable option to serve patients and help expand health care options and...
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