Healthcare DIVE January 25, 2024
The legislation would remove the requirement that Medicare beneficiaries be seen in-person within six months of receiving mental healthcare via telehealth.
Dive Brief:
- A group of bipartisan senators on Wednesday reintroduced a bill that aims to remove barriers to telemental healthcare for Medicare beneficiaries.
- The legislation, introduced by Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La., Tina Smith, D-Minn., John Thune, R-S.D., and Ben Cardin, D-Md., would remove requirements that telemental health patients see an in-person provider within six months of receiving services via telehealth.
- The senators warned the “arbitrary” requirement that patients be seen in-person will limit access to needed care, particularly in rural areas.
Dive Insight:
The Telemental Health Care Access Act comes as a number of Medicare telehealth flexibilities...
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