Behavioral Health Business January 25, 2024
Lawmakers have reintroduced a bipartisan bill to make behavioral health delivered by telehealth more available to those on Medicare into Congress.
Four sponsors have reintroduced the Telemental Health Care Access Act. The legislation would eliminate the in-person exam mandate to receive mental health services via telehealth. It undoes 2020 legislation that expanded telehealth access for Medicare beneficiaries but added the requirement that patients have been seen in person within six months of starting telehealth services. It also brings mental health services in line with how addiction treatment is covered, according to a news release.
Supporters of telehealth access frequently criticize in-person exam mandates. A parallel law, the Ryan Haight Act, has been the subject of intense debate because it requires...
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