Medical Economics July 13, 2023
American Telemedicine Association leader spells out what might happen for physicians and patients connecting via the Internet, video, and telephone.
By now it’s no secret that telehealth and telemedicine boomed in 2020 when physicians had to close offices and patients sheltered in place to slow the spread of COVID-19.
But advocates for telehealth were asking for policy and law changes years before the pandemic, and that work continues now.
The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) and its ATA Action advocacy nonprofit are backing the bill called Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies, or CONNECT for Health Act of 2023, with versions pending in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. It’s likely to prompt a continuation of national...
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