Medicare, Telehealth Coverage

Congress Faces March 31 Deadline to Extend Medicare Telehealth Coverage
Nearly three-quarters of adults 50 and older said they used telehealth services at least once in the past 12 months, according to a January 2024 AARP poll. Nine in 10 said they we
Medicare Telehealth Coverage Ending Soon? Here's What We Know
Medicare members could potentially lose their telehealth benefits next month, with temporary COVID-19 era expansions set to expire without action from Congress. If you're on Medicare, you might have heard a thing or two about cuts coming to what sort of telehealth services your plan covers.
Medicare's telehealth benefits are ending soon. Here's what that means for patients
Medicare recipients may soon see a significant shift in their telehealth benefits with key services set to expire at the start of April. Posts have circulated on social media about what changes are coming to Medicare coverage.
Pandemic Expansion of Medicare Telehealth Coverage Set to End March 31
The pandemic expansion of Medicare telehealth will expire March 31 unless Congress acts to extend Medicare telehealth expansion.
Important Updates on Telehealth Coverage for Medicare Providers
Providers who offer telehealth services to Medicare patients take note: many key telehealth flexibilities that have been in effect since the
Senior citizens are rattled by news that Medicare telehealth coverage could expire next month
For Kaye Peterson, 67, the expansion of Medicare telehealth coverage during Covid-19 was a godsend. Peterson, who has Type 1 diabetes and lives in an assisted living facility, no longer drives, so she depends on extended family when she needs in-person appointments with specialists who are roughly an hour away from her home in Lebanon,
A TikTok video spurs alarm about Medicare coverage for telehealth
Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) posted a video on TikTok informing his 400,000 followers of “breaking news” that “the Trump administration announced that Medicare will stop covering telehealth on April 1st,” and calling for opposition to “stand up to these Medicare cuts.
Telehealth advocates turn up the pressure as Medicare deadline nears
Providers, patients and digital health companies are ramping up their calls for more certainty that Medicare will continue to reimburse them for telehealth appointments after the current authority to do so expires on April 1.
Medicare coverage of telehealth could end, how will rural towns be affected?
If you’re on Medicare and rely on telehealth services, there may be some changes coming that could affect West Virginians, as the program’s coverage faces a March 31 deadline unless Congress steps in.
Hospitals urge lawmakers to act as Medicare telehealth policies near expiration
If lawmakers don't step in, key telehealth services for Medicare patients could be cut off as early as March. In a Feb. 24 letter to congressional leaders—Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader John Thune,
Doctors Push Back Against Looming Loss of Medicare Telehealth for Millions
A petition calls for the telehealth coverage to be reinstated after its scheduled expiration date of March 31.
Is Medicare stopping Telehealth in 2025? All about the extended waivers and possible exceptions
With Medicare telehealth services expanding significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, many Americans are now asking: Is ...
Will telemedicine for seniors survive federal budget battle? Here’s what we’ve learned
Threats to access occurred before waivers were extended in December. They’re now set to expire next month unless Congress ...
Medicare Policy for Millions Would Get Extended Under New Bill
Medicare is set to run out of funding for telehealth coverage by end of March, but a new bill has been introduced to continue ...
Medicare Telehealth: What it is, how it works, and who can use this health service
In an ideal world, we would all have a doctor right around the corner. Although our world is far from ideal, technology is ...
McKnight's Long-Term Care News2d
Telemedicine could reduce low-value tests in older adults, study shows
Older adults in healthcare systems that use telemedicine regularly saw their clinicians more than those with lower telehealth adoption. Using telemedicine is also linked with lower use of — and ...
Fierce Healthcare3d
Advocates lean on Trump's telehealth legacy to extend expiring flexibilities
Three hundred and fifty organizations signed a letter to congressional leadership Monday urging lawmakers to extend expiring Medicare telehealth flexibilities and to restore telehealth access lost ...