Without congressional action, the end is nigh for telehealth expansions
After five years, most — but not all — of Medicare’s telehealth expansions are scheduled to end at midnight, Oct. 1. Even though one quarter of eligible Medicare patients continue to take advantage of the broader telehealth benefit, it seems unlikely that Congress will pass another last-minute extension or a permanent upgrade to Medicare telehealth law to keep the popular policies in place.
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