Report: State should keep pandemic health care changes June 3, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail BOSTON (AP) — Changes to Massachusetts' health care rules made in response to the COVID-19 crisis should be allowed to remain in place even after the pandemic state of emergency is lifted later this month, according to a new report. For example, the state Department of Public Health should continue to allow Massachusetts residents to access telehealth from providers outside the state, according to the Pioneer Institute report. Widespread access to telehealth allows patients to see more diverse doctors from different areas of the country, cuts down on barriers to care such as transportation, and allows providers to focus more attention on complex, in-person appointments, report author Joshua Archambault told the Boston Herald.