Lawmakers are pushing for a two-year extension of temporary telehealth policies implemented during the Covid-19 pandemic, allowing them more time to assess data around the long-term viability of those measures.
Policymakers voted Wednesday to advance the Preserving Telehealth, Hospital, and Ambulance Access Act (H.R. 8261) in a House Ways and Means Committee meeting. The vote was 41-0. The bill would extend through the end of 2026 public health emergency waivers that removed regulatory barriers to online care.
The measure mirrors many of the same solutions brought forth in bills like the Connect for Health Act (H.R. 4189 ...
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