Politico April 11, 2024
By Ben Leonard and Chelsea Cirruzzo

With Lauren Gardner and Robert King

A MATTER OF DOLLARS AND CENTS — Congress appears poised to keep eased Medicare telehealth rules in place with at least another temporary extension, but members are concerned about costs and unintended consequences.

Loosened virtual-care rules for Medicare and commercial markets expire at the end of 2024, and lawmakers are setting the stage for a possible temporary or permanent extension of the regulations to preserve expanded access. The House Ways and Means and Senate Finance committees have met recently to consider expanded telehealth rules.

In a House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee hearing Wednesday, Democrats and Republicans indicated support for maintaining expanded telehealth payment for older adults but raised a number of issues:

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Topics: Congress / White House, Digital Health, Govt Agencies, Insurance, Medicare, Patient / Consumer, Provider, Technology, Telehealth
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