December 6, 2024- Nearly 80 healthcare organizations are calling on Congress to extend telehealth flexibilities established during the COVID-19 pandemic for at least two more years, according to Becker’s. Health systems in a December 3 letter addressed to Congress warns that failure to expand telehealth may disrupt care and create uncertainty for patients and clinicians.
According to Becker’s, key policies highlighted in the letter included: allowing patients to access telehealth services from home rather than traveling to a healthcare facility, expanding the range of healthcare providers eligible to offer telehealth, such as physical therapists and audiologists, waiving in-person requirements for mental health care provided via telehealth, continuing telehealth payments for services delivered at rural health clinics, and more.