HealthLeaders Media March 20, 2025
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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