Health Populi May 9, 2024
Jane Sarasohn-Kahn

Yesterday, the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means passed six pieces of legislation that would bolster telehealth in the U.S. for the next two years, assuring several aspects of access for health citizens across the country.

“One of our top priorities on this Committee is helping every American access health care in the community where they live, work, and raise a family,” Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-Mo.) explained in his introductory statement. Being from Missouri, Chairman Smith is especially keen on the role virtual care and telehealth can play to expand access to the under-served in the U.S. “In rural America and small towns, families often struggle to get health care…The lack of access to emergency and outpatient services...

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