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Proponents Expect Telehealth Flexibilities to be Extended Again
Telehealth flexibilities slated to expire on Sept. 30, 2025, will likely be extended again, though it is unclear how long.That's according to members of the American Telemedicine Association's advocacy arm, ATA Action. ATA Action members met with more than 40 U.S. representatives, senators and senior legislative staffers during the association's Hill Day event on June 11 to advocate for permanent access to telehealth and digital health tools.Currently, flexibilities enacted to expand telehealth access during the COVID-19 pandemic will expire at the end of September. However, following discussions with lawmakers and legislative staffers, the ATA Action members believe another extension is on the horizon.
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The first policy focus is making Medicare telehealth flexibilities and the Acute Hospital Care at Home program permanent. The flexibilities include eliminating geographic restrictions and expanding originating sites for telehealth services, allowing rural health clinics and federally qualified health centers to continue to offer telehealth and enabling coverage for audio-only telehealth.The next focus area is establishing a benefit category for prescription digital therapeutics (PDTs) in Medicare and Medicaid.
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