If you're one of the 10 percent of Americans who have received the COVID vaccine, you may be concerned with side effects you've experienced like fatigue and
House health subcommittee chair Rep. Anna Eshoo said Tuesday it's time to make telehealth flexibilities enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic permanent to help close gaps in care. But some policymakers are concerned that greater telehealth use could lead to duplicative and unnecessary spending, higher rates of fraud and ultimately higher overall costs.
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Making the pandemic s emergency suspension of Medicare s telehealth rules permanent got overwhelming support at a virtual hearing of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce s health subcommittee on Tuesday.
Members touted their bipartisan appreciation for what the technology has done and can yet do for healthcare. It s time to make Medicare reimbursement for telehealth permanent, said subcommittee chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-Calif.) in opening the hearing. Telehealth isn t the silver bullet for the deeper problems that exist in our healthcare system, but it s demonstrated great promise for high quality, innovative care if we intentionally create legislation that fits our nation s needs.
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