Chief Healthcare Executive December 21, 2022
It was a top priority for healthcare groups. Lawmakers agreed to continue telemedicine waivers through 2024, and advocates hope it’s a step toward permanent reforms.
Advocates for telehealth kept pressing Congress to ensure access for virtual care, and it appears lawmakers got the message.
Lawmakers are working on final approval of the $1.7 trillion federal spending bill before the government is slated to shut down at the end of the week. Senate leaders included a provision to extend telehealth waivers for healthcare providers through 2024.
The news was music to the ears of Kyle Zebley, senior vice president of public policy for the American Telemedicine Association.
With the possible exception of the federal government expanding virtual care shortly after the...
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