Executive Summary -
Telehealth utilization spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic, facilitated by state and federal policy change implemented in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) declaration. Utilization...more
Support for this work was provided by the New York Health Foundation (NYHealth). NYHealth’s mission is to improve the health of all New Yorkers, especially people of color and others who have been historically marginalized....more
Florida passed S.B. 7016, which:
Expands the telehealth minority maternity care program from a pilot to a statewide program....more
Background -
Telehealth utilization spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic, facilitated by state and federal policy change through the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) declaration. Use has tapered off from the height...more
3/28/2024
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Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Licensing Rules ,
Medical Reimbursement ,
Patient Access ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
Background Three years following the onset of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), states across the United States continue to enact permanent changes to telehealth laws that impact how physicians and other health care...more
S. 2880: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand the scope of practitioners eligible for payment for telehealth services under the Medicare program, and for other purposes....more
10/2/2023
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Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Medicare ,
New Legislation ,
Patient Access ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
Introduction -
The COVID-19 pandemic catalyzed a dramatic rise in the use of telehealth nationwide to deliver services to individuals enrolled in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). The federal...more
9/27/2023
/ Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Medicaid ,
Patient Access ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Standard of Care ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues across the United States, states, payers, and providers are looking for ways to expand access to telehealth services. Telehealth is an essential tool in ensuring patients are able to access...more
4/24/2023
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
CMMI ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
HRSA ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Patient Access ,
Popular ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine ,
TRACE
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues across the United States, states, payers, and providers are looking for ways to expand access to telehealth services. Telehealth is an essential tool in ensuring patients are able to access...more
4/10/2023
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CARES Act ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
CMMI ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Emergency Response ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
HRSA ,
Infectious Diseases ,
MedPAC ,
National Institute of Health (NIH) ,
OCR ,
Patient Access ,
Payment Systems ,
Public Health ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine ,
Title X
The Big Picture -
On February 24, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), in consultation with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), issued two proposed rules that address the prescribing of controlled...more
3/2/2023
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Controlled Substances Act ,
DEA ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Drug Distribution ,
Healthcare ,
Patient Access ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Health Emergency ,
SAMHSA ,
Substance Abuse ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic spurred a drastic increase in telehealth utilization across the country, which meaningfully changed the way providers deliver care and illuminated novel state telehealth policy design...more
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues across the United States, states, payers, and providers are looking for ways to expand access to telehealth services. Telehealth is an essential tool in ensuring patients are able to access...more
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues across the United States, states, payers, and providers are looking for ways to expand access to telehealth services. Telehealth is an essential tool in ensuring patients are able to access...more
5/23/2022
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Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
New Legislation ,
Patient Access ,
Popular ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
The United States continues to face a behavioral health crisis that has worsened due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, nearly 40% of adults reported symptoms of depression or anxiety, an increase from 10% in 2019....more
5/5/2022
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Medical Reimbursement ,
Medicare ,
Mental Health ,
Patient Access ,
Physician Fee Schedule ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues across the United States, states, payers, and providers are looking for ways to expand access to telehealth services. Telehealth is an essential tool in ensuring patients are able to access...more
4/25/2022
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Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Medicaid ,
Medical Reimbursement ,
Medicare ,
Patient Access ,
Rate Parity Agreement ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), as directed by a provision in the CARES Act, published a report that examined the use of telehealth among Medicaid beneficiaries before and during the COVID-19 pandemic across...more
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues across the United States, states, payers, and providers are looking for ways to expand access to telehealth services. Telehealth is an essential tool in ensuring patients are able to access...more
4/11/2022
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Infectious Diseases ,
New Regulations ,
Patient Access ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
State of Emergency ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues across the United States, states, payers, and providers are looking for ways to expand access to telehealth servic es. Telehealth is an essential tool in ensuring patients are able to access...more
3/25/2022
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Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Medicare ,
Patient Access ,
Pending Legislation ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Rate Parity Agreement ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
After weeks of negotiations and months of temporary stopgap funding bills since the federal fiscal year started in October 2021, on Tuesday the President signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, an omnibus funding...more
3/17/2022
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Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Medical Reimbursement ,
Medicare ,
New Legislation ,
Patient Access ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Relief Measures ,
Rural Health Care Program ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues across the United States, states, payers, and providers are looking for ways to expand access to telehealth servic es. Telehealth is an essential tool in ensuring patients are able to access...more
3/14/2022
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Patient Access ,
State of Emergency ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, states typically required providers to be licensed in the state(s) where they were practicing. In response to the pandemic, nearly all states provided temporary waivers of these requirements....more
3/11/2022
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Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Licensing Rules ,
Patient Access ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
During the COVID-19 pandemic, HHS has allowed numerous telehealth flexibilities across Medicare and Medicaid, making it possible for patients to receive care remotely from their homes and enabling states, managed care...more
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues across the United States, states, payers, and providers are looking for ways to expand access to telehealth servic es. Telehealth is an essential tool in ensuring patients are able to access...more
2/14/2022
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Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Patient Access ,
Popular ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues across the United States, states, payers, and providers are looking for ways to expand access to telehealth servic es. Telehealth is an essential tool in ensuring patients are able to access...more
1/31/2022
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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Patient Access ,
Popular ,
Rate Parity Agreement ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues across the United States, states, payers, and providers are looking for ways to expand access to telehealth servic es. Telehealth is an essential tool in ensuring patients are able to access...more
12/3/2021
/ American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
FCC ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Patient Access ,
Physician Fee Schedule ,
Rural Health Care Program ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine ,
Underserved Locations