Hospice News June 21, 2023
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and 59 bipartisan co-sponsors have reintroduced legislation that would expand Medicare coverage of telehealth and make permanent flexibilities implemented during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
If enacted, the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act would remove all geographic restrictions on telehealth services and expand originating sites to include the home, among others. It would also permit health centers, rural health clinics and eligible health care professionals to provide telehealth services.
“During the pandemic, though, we witnessed the benefits of temporary telehealth policies for Americans across the country – especially in rural communities,” Grassley said in a statement. “Our bill appropriately updates laws that have been on the books...
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