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Epstein Becker & Green

Telehealth Cliff Averted, for Now (But September is Six Months Away)

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The potential plunge off the telehealth cliff that we warned you about in our March 3, 2025, blog post has been averted, for now....more

Baker Donelson

Medicare Telehealth Waivers Extended Through September 2025

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On March 15, 2025, Congress passed and President Trump signed into law a Continuing Resolution that temporarily extends certain critical programs and appropriations through September 30, 2025. The legislation, titled the...more

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Medicare Telehealth Gets Another Temporary Lifeline – Will Congress Make it Permanent?

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On March 15, 2025, President Trump signed a continuing resolution to avert a government shutdown, which included a critical six-month extension of Medicare telehealth flexibilities through September 30, 2025. This six-month...more

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DEA Announces New Telemedicine Rules Expanding Access to Controlled Substances

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On January 16, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced three new telemedicine rules that extend prescribing flexibilities for controlled substances, following the expiration of temporary flexibilities granted...more

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DEA Releases Long-Awaited Telehealth Special Registration Proposal, but Adoption Is Uncertain

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On January 15, 2025, the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) released a proposed rule entitled Special Registrations for Telemedicine and Limited State Telemedicine Registrations. This proposed rule would establish three...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Some COVID-Era Medicare Telehealth Waivers Extended through March 31

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The American Relief Act, 2025, signed into law on December 21, included a short-term extension of certain telehealth waivers that went into effect in the early days of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency. These waivers, for...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

UPDATE: Telehealth “Cliff” Pushed Back until April 1, 2025

Congress narrowly avoided hurdling off the telehealth “cliff” Bradley previously reported on in this post with the passing of the American Relief Act, 2025 on December 21, 2024...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Congress Extends Telehealth Flexibilities for Two More Years

With only two weeks remaining in the year, Congress is considering a government funding deal (the “Further Continuing Appropriations and Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2025” or the “Bill”) that includes a...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Update: Telehealth “Cliff” Looming at End of 2024

As 2024 comes to a close, the telehealth space continues to be uncharted territory. When the COVID-19 pandemic began, the ability to deliver telehealth expanded as providers sought to provide quality care unrestricted by...more

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

Is the End Near? Medicare Telehealth Flexibilities Set to Expire at the End of the Year

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The temporary telehealth flexibilities that Medicare patients and providers have become accustomed to since the COVID-19 pandemic are set to expire December 31, 2024. The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 extended many...more

Cooley LLP

DEA/HHS Telemedicine Prescribing of Controlled Substances Extension

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On November 15, 2024, the US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) jointly issued a temporary rule, which extends the current flexibilities relating to prescribing controlled...more

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

DEA Further Extends Telemedicine Prescribing Flexibilities through December 2025

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The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is once again extending telemedicine prescribing flexibilities for controlled substances. This latest extension, which is now the third extension of such flexibilities originally...more

Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

Medicare Telehealth Reimbursement Update

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Our Introduction to Telehealth, Technology and Federal Enforcement chapter was published in the Thomson Reuters 2025 Health Law Handbook.  It reviewed a number of telehealth Medicare revisions, both permanent and temporary,...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

DEA and HHS Extend COVID-19 Telemedicine Prescribing Flexibilities Again

The federal Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have extended COVID-19 telemedicine flexibilities for prescribing controlled substances. Until December 31, 2025, a...more

McDermott Will & Emery

DEA Extends Telemedicine Flexibilities for Controlled Substance Prescribing Through December 31, 2025

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The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) further extended flexibilities that allow providers to prescribe controlled substances via telemedicine without first performing an in-person visit. The flexibilities were...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

New DEA Rule Extends Controlled Substance Telemedicine Prescribing Flexibilities One More Year

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The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) just released a new regulation temporarily extending the COVID-era flexibilities for prescribing controlled substances via telemedicine. This third extension continues the “full set”...more

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis

DEA Extends Telehealth Lifeline for Patients

On November 15, 2024, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) jointly announced an extension of current COVID-era tele-prescribing flexibilities for another year – through...more

Snell & Wilmer

2024 End-of-Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” List (Part 1) Health and Welfare

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We are pleased to present our annual End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” Lists. This year, we present our “To Do” Lists in four separate SW Benefits Updates. This Part 1 covers year-end health and welfare plan issues. Parts 2,...more

King & Spalding

DEA Appears Likely to Extend Ryan Haight Waiver with New Rule

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On October 10, 2024, the Drug Enforcement Administration (the DEA) submitted a new rule to the White House Office of Management and Budget titled, “Third Temporary Extension of COVID-19 Telemedicine Flexibilities for...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Update: Federal and State Agencies Release Telehealth-Related Updates

Following the telehealth boom initiated by the COVID-19 pandemic, agencies continue to contend with competing interests in the telehealth space. Current legislation on both state and federal levels indicates that while these...more

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Pending DEA Extension on Prescription of Controlled Substances via Telemedicine

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A new rule posted on the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) registry suggests that the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is planning an additional extension of COVID-19 flexibilities for telemedicine prescribing of...more

Baker Donelson

CMS Proposes Extending COVID-Era Telehealth and Supervision Flexibilities through CY 2025

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed to extend a number of COVID-era regulatory flexibilities related to telehealth, remote services, and supervision in the CY 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS)...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Healthcare Execs Face Federal Drug Charges in Landmark Telehealth Case

In a first-of-its-kind prosecution, federal prosecutors have charged two healthcare executives with unlawfully distributing controlled substances, such as Adderall, through a telehealth website. These charges demonstrate...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

This Week From the Hill (June 16 – 22, 2024)

Each week while Congress is in session, our Policy team delivers a key update to highlight a topical benefits, health, or retirement news item from the Hill, such as a newly introduced bill, a summary of a committee hearing,...more

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Healthcare Regulatory Check-up Newsletter | April 2024 Recap

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This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for April 2024. We discuss several US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) agency actions, including the Calendar Year (CY) 2025...more

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