mHealth Intelligence June 16, 2023
By Mark Melchionna

A group of 60 US Senators reintroduced the CONNECT for Health Act 2023 to support permanent telehealth access and improve patient health outcomes.

In support of continued telehealth access, a bipartisan group of 60 United States senators reintroduced the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act to expand Medicare coverage of telehealth, sustain virtual care flexibilities, enhance health outcomes, and ease healthcare communication.

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the efficacy of telehealth. Greater telehealth use was made possible during the pandemic due to numerous regulatory flexibilities. But these flexibilities were intended to be temporary.

Initially introduced in 2016, lawmakers have since enacted various provisions of the CONNECT for Health Act into law. In 2020, three...

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