MedCity News August 17, 2025
Health plan sponsors have more flexibility and opportunities than before to improve healthcare access and steer their workforce toward high-quality, high-value care.
The One Big Beautiful Bill signed into law on July 4 contains some of the most consequential changes to U.S. healthcare policy since the Affordable Care Act. While many healthcare stakeholders — from physicians and employers to patients and policymakers — are justifiably concerned about the projected impact on insurance coverage and access to care, the bill contains an important and largely overlooked bright spot: pre-deductible telehealth coverage for people enrolled in high-deductible health plans (HDHPs).
The bill reinstates and permanently extends an expired safe harbor policy, created during the Covid-19 public health emergency, that enables employers to...







