House to Vote Soon on Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act
The House will vote soon on the Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act (HR-4040), Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., said on the floor Thursday. HR-4040 would permanently lift some restrictions on Medicare reimbursement for telehealth services and coverage of those services…
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at federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics. It would also remove restrictions that limit healthcare providers’ ability to give their patients access to smart devices and innovative digital technology. HR-4040 “would further extend critical telehealth policies implemented during” the pandemic, Hoyer said. Congress lifted some limits on telehealth eligibility for Medicare in March 2020 (see 2003250046). Lawmakers have long supported proposals to make those rollbacks permanent (see 2008170064).