HealthLeaders Media March 20, 2025
Eric Wicklund

Congress has extended telehealth and Hospital at Home waivers through September. This may be the healthcare industry’s last chance to prove their value.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

– Pandemic-era waivers supporting telehealth adoption and coverage and the Hospital at Home strategy have been extended several times over the past few years.

– While Congress has seen enough value in the waivers to keep extending them, there will come a time when lawmakers or the White House either make them permanent or end them altogether.

– Healthcare leaders should see the September 30 extension as a deadline to prove once and for all that these flexibilities have value, through reduced costs, improved workflows and better clinical outcomes.

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