Chief Healthcare Executive December 26, 2024
Congress approved a package that extends telehealth programs into March, but advocates are pushing for a longer deal. Kyle Zebley of the American Telemedicine Association talks about the wins and losses and the road ahead.
Healthcare advocates thought they had secured a significant extension of telehealth programs.
The American Telemedicine Association and other trade groups had pressed lawmakers for action, since waivers for telehealth programs were set to expire Dec. 31. As Congress assembled a spending plan, lawmakers included language to extend telehealth programs for two years, and they also agreed to a five-year waiver for hospital-at-home programs.
But President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk denounced the spending plan and the package was scrapped. After a lot of drama, Congress...
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