Congressional Telehealth Reform

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H.R.341 - Ensuring Telehealth Expansion Act of 2021

(9 days ago) WebShown Here: Introduced in House (01/15/2021) Ensuring Telehealth Expansion Act of 2021. This bill makes permanent several telehealth flexibilities that were initially authorized during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), particularly with respect to Medicare coverage of telehealth …

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/341

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House committee passes Medicare telehealth extension bill

(Just Now) WebHealth systems urge Congress to lay down a permanent road map for telehealth services as clock ticks on December deadline. In July, the Senate Finance Committee overwhelmingly passed MEPA 26-1

https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/regulatory/house-ways-means-committee-reveals-two-year-telehealth-extension-legislation

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Recent US Legislation Supports Telehealth Reform

(1 days ago) WebOther Legislative Action toward Telehealth Reform. As outlined in Telehealth.org’s Telehealth Newsletter last week, legislative action is surfacing in a number of areas, particularly after the American Telemedicine Association, Alliance for Connected Care and NCQA spearheaded a task force to lobby Congress to keep the momentum …

https://telehealth.org/telehealth-reform/

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Comprehensive Telehealth Reform: 336 Groups Submit Letter to …

(2 days ago) WebAccording to a January 31 press release from the American Telemedicine Association (ATA), in early 2022, 336 pro-telehealth organizations signed a joint letter sent to Congress urging guidance for creating permanent, comprehensive telehealth reform. The letter stated, “facilitating a pathway to comprehensive permanent telehealth reform …

https://telehealth.org/permanent-comprehensive-telehealth-reform-336-groups-submit-letter-to-congress/

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AHA urges Congress to make telehealth flexibilities …

(3 days ago) WebWe urge Congress to make these key telehealth flexibilities permanent before they expire on Dec. 31, 2024.”. In a statement submitted April 10 to the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health for a hearing on legislative proposals to support patient access to telehealth services, AHA voiced support for certain proposals …

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2024-04-10-aha-urges-congress-make-telehealth-flexibilities-permanent

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HHS Fact Sheet: Telehealth Flexibilities and Resources and …

(9 days ago) WebCongress extended many telehealth flexibilities under the Medicare program that people relied on during the COVID-19 PHE through the end of 2024 via the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023. HHS will share additional guidance on updates and timing relating to the continuation of these flexibilities.

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2023/05/10/hhs-fact-sheet-telehealth-flexibilities-resources-covid-19-public-health-emergency.html

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336 Stakeholders Seek Leadership from Congress to …

(6 days ago) WebWASHINGTON, DC, JANUARY 31, 2022 – Today, 336 organizations sent a letter to Congress urging their leadership in facilitating a pathway to comprehensive permanent telehealth reform that would provide certainty to patients and our nation’s healthcare providers while providing sufficient time for Congress and the administration …

https://www.americantelemed.org/press-releases/336-stakeholders-seek-leadership-from-congress-to-create-permanent-comprehensive-telehealth-reform/

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Pressure on Congress to Solidify Telehealth Access Builds

(4 days ago) Web"Keeping the telehealth waivers in place through 2024 will ensure that patients and providers will not abruptly lose access to this successful care delivery method, while giving Congress additional time to work on comprehensive telehealth reform." The push to make telehealth access more comprehensive and permanent is gaining steam. …

https://mhealthintelligence.com/news/pressure-on-congress-to-solidify-telehealth-access-builds

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Telehealth reform post–public health emergency: crucial …

(3 days ago) WebThe waivers will end when the government removes the federal status of a public health emergency, which is expected to occur in 2023. Nearly 64 million Medicare patients are at risk of losing most modalities of telehealth access. We present current legislation that could combat this “telehealth cliff” and defend the position that Medicare

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9980665/

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Thompson, Kelly, Smith Introduce Legislation Expanding …

(8 days ago) WebWashington -- Today, U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson (CA-04), Mike Kelly (PA-16), and Adrian Smith (NE-03), members of the Ways & Means Subcommittee on Health, introduced H.R. 8151, bipartisan legislation that would permanently expand the list of practitioners eligible who provide telehealth services to include qualified physical …

https://mikethompson.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/thompson-kelly-smith-introduce-legislation-expanding-americans-telehealth

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Permanently expanding telehealth access will improve public …

(8 days ago) WebTelehealth was a literal lifeline for patients during the COVID-19 public health emergency, ensuring access to a physician’s care without the risks of leaving home. This was only possible because Congress acted quickly to implement legislative and regulatory flexibilities that broadened the reach

https://www.ama-assn.org/about/leadership/permanently-expanding-telehealth-access-will-improve-public-health

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House Committee Proposes to Extend Medicare Telehealth …

(6 days ago) WebOn May 8, 2024, the U.S. House of Representatives Ways & Means Committee passed a bipartisan bill entitled the “Preserving Telehealth, Hospital and Ambulance Access Act” by a vote of 41-0, which will potentially have far-reaching consequences for Medicare beneficiaries, health care providers, and the telehealth and …

https://www.mintz.com/insights-center/viewpoints/2146/2024-05-15-house-committee-proposes-extend-medicare-telehealth

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Congress likely to kick the can on COVID-era telehealth policies

(3 days ago) WebIn one U.S. Census Bureau survey conducted from April 2021 to August 2022, Medicare and Medicaid enrollees reported using telehealth visits the most — 26.8% and 28.3%, respectively. The survey of nearly 1.2 million adults also found that Black patients and those earning less than $25,000 reported high rates of telehealth use.

https://health.wusf.usf.edu/health-news-florida/2024-04-11/congress-likely-to-kick-the-can-on-covid-era-telehealth-policies

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HIMSS Co-Leads Letter to Congress Urging Permanent …

(7 days ago) WebMore than 360 organizations have signed a letter co-led by HIMSS urging Congressional leadership to chart a path forward for comprehensive, permanent telehealth reform.. The healthcare and industry organizations are seeking certainty — on behalf of patients and U.S. healthcare providers — that necessary telehealth flexibilities tied to …

https://midwestgateway.himss.org/news/himss-co-leads-letter-congress-urging-permanent-comprehensive-telehealth-reform

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RE: Establishing a Pathway for Comprehensive Telehealth …

(4 days ago) WebRE: Establishing a Pathway for Comprehensive Telehealth Reform . Dear Congressional Leaders: Thank you for your leadership in expanding access to virtual care during the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). This access has been transformational – Americans now expect that the future of our health care system

https://www.americantelemed.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Telehealth-Pathway-to-Reform-Letter-to-Congress-w-signers-FIN.pdf

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More than 330 Stakeholders Seek Leadership from Congress to …

(7 days ago) WebWashington, DC, January 31, 2022 – Today, more than 330 organizations sent a letter to Congress urging their leadership in facilitating a pathway to comprehensive permanent telehealth reform that would provide certainty to patients and our nation’s healthcare providers while providing sufficient time for Congress and the administration to analyze …

https://connectwithcare.org/more-than-330-stakeholders-seek-leadership-from-congress-to-create-permanent-comprehensive-telehealth-reform/

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HIMSS and More than 400 Organizations Urge Congress to …

(9 days ago) WebHIMSS and More than 400 Organizations Urge Congress to Advance Permanent Telehealth Reform. Published on July 26, 2021. HIMSS has co-led a letter to congressional leaders signed by 430 organizations urging policymakers to build on the temporary telehealth expansion waivers enacted in response to the COVID-19 public …

https://www.himss.org/news/himss-and-more-400-organizations-urge-congress-advance-permanent-telehealth-reform

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Text - H.R.4040 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): Advancing …

(5 days ago) Web(a) Delay in requirements for mental health services furnished through telehealth.—Section 1834(m)(7)(B)(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)(7)(B)(i)) is amended, in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking “on or after the day that is the 152nd day after the end of the period at the end of the emergency sentence described in section …

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4040/text

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House Committee approves legislation to extend telehealth …

(5 days ago) WebFurther Congressional action is needed before waivers expire in December. The House Ways and Means Committee voted on May 8 to extend waivers that have allowed occupational therapy practitioners (OTPs) along with PTs, SLPs and audiologists to provide services via telehealth in Medicare through December 31, 2026.

https://www.aota.org/advocacy/advocacy-news/2024/house-committee-approves-legislation-to-extend-telehealth-therapy-waivers-through-2026

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HIMSS Sends Wish List to Congress, Urging Support for Digital …

(5 days ago) WebHIMSS will continue working with Congress to see telehealth access for all Americans. HIMSS asks Congress to consider including provisions from the bipartisan Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID–19 Act (H.R. 4040), which passed the House 416-12 and would extend many critical telehealth flexibilities through the end of 2024. Maternal …

https://www.himss.org/news/himss-sends-wish-list-congress-urging-support-digital-health-reform-year-end-legislation

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House panel eyes PBM reform to pay for telehealth extensions

(2 days ago) Webfor 3 months, then $39/month. Get Started. Annual. $399. Save 15%. View All Plans. A new bill includes extension of more flexible rules for telehealth and hospital home-care programs. It also has

https://www.statnews.com/2024/05/07/telehealth-rules-hospital-home-care-pbm-limits-congress/

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Schweikert, Thompson Celebrate Committee Passage of …

(5 days ago) WebWASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representatives David Schweikert (AZ-01) and Mike Thompson (CA-04) applauded the House Ways and Means Committee for unanimously passing the Preserving Telehealth, Hospital, and Ambulance Access Act, bipartisan legislation they introduced which would extend Medicare patients’ access to …

https://schweikert.house.gov/2024/05/08/schweikert-thompson-celebrate-committee-passage-of-legislation-extending-telehealth-services-for-medicare-patients/

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TELEHEALTH EXPANSION ACT OF 2023 - Congress.gov

(9 days ago) Web118th Congress } { Report HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session } { 118-109 ===== TELEHEALTH EXPANSION ACT OF 2023 _____ June 13, 2023.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed _____ Mr. Smith of Missouri, from the Committee on Ways and Means, submitted the following …

https://www.congress.gov/congressional-report/118th-congress/house-report/109/1

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Telehealth Expansion and Medicare Beneficiaries’ Care Quality and

(8 days ago) WebKey Points. Question Was telehealth use associated with quality, access, and cost of care outcomes for fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries during the COVID-19 telehealth expansion?. Findings This cohort study compared 3436 hospital service areas (including approximately 30 million Medicare beneficiaries) with different levels of …

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2818640

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H.R.7711 - Advancing Access to Telehealth Act - Congress.gov

(8 days ago) Web(a) Expanded access to telehealth services.—Section 1834(m) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)(B)(iii), by striking “In the case that” and all that follows through “ending December 31, 2024,” and inserting “With respect to telehealth services that are furnished on or after the first day of the …

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7711/text/ih

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Nearly 1 in 5 US abortions now provided through telehealth, with …

(5 days ago) WebMore than 40,000 people accessed telehealth abortions under shield laws in the second half of 2023, according to the new report. And by December, nearly a 10th of all abortions in the US — about

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/14/health/abortion-telehealth-shield-laws-wecount-report/index.html

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TELEHEALTH BENEFIT EXPANSION FOR WORKERS ACT OF 2023

(9 days ago) Web118th Congress } { Rept. 118-132 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session } { Part 1 ===== TELEHEALTH BENEFIT EXPANSION FOR WORKERS ACT OF 2023 _____ June 30, 2023.--Ordered to be printed _____ Ms. Foxx, from the Committee on Education and the Workforce, submitted the following R E P O R T together with MINORITY VIEWS [To …

https://www.congress.gov/congressional-report/118th-congress/house-report/132/1

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H.R.8261 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): Preserving Telehealth, …

(Just Now) WebSummary of H.R.8261 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): Preserving Telehealth, Hospital, and Ambulance Access Act

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8261

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