Positioning Telehealth Policy to Ensure High-Quality, Cost-Effective Care

Without congressional action, Medicare’s telehealth flexibilities will expire at the end of 2024. Although an extension is likely, Congress and the administration must also begin crafting policies that support high-quality, cost-effective virtual care for the long-term.

Congress is considering bipartisan proposals to maintain current telehealth provisions through 2026. Key committees in the House and Senate have expressed interest in extending telehealth policies, and the House Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce committees have advanced legislative proposals (H.R. 8261 and H.R. 7623, respectively). The Bipartisan Policy Center anticipates that Congress will extend telehealth flexibilities before authorities expire.

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