Chief Healthcare Executive March 17, 2025
Congress agreed to a short-term spending package to preserve virtual care and hospital-at-home programs. Lawmakers didn’t reverse cuts in Medicare payments to physicians.
Lawmakers approved a federal spending package that meets some key healthcare priorities, and falls short on a key concern of doctors.
President Trump signed a short-term spending bill Saturday to avoid a government shutdown. The bill funds federal programs through September.
The spending package includes support for telehealth programs, but doesn’t block cuts in Medicaid payments to physicians.
Telehealth
The package provides an extension for telehealth programs, including hospital-at-home programs, through the end of September. Federal waivers for telehealth programs were set to expire at the end of March.
Telehealth advocates had hoped to secure a multi-year...
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