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For next steps on telehealth, look to the states

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"I've been doing this a long time, and I've never seen anything like this," said Claudia Tucker, senior vice president of government affairs at Teladoc, during the third installment of the American Telemedicine Association's EDGE policy conference on Tuesday. "State policy matters.

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ATA: What's ahead for telehealth policy after the pandemic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Telehealth payments and provider practices are highly regulated on the Federal level, said Quinn Shean, strategic advisor at Tusk Ventures and the state policy advisor for ATA and ATA Action. But even if providers do not serve Medicare populations, "Medicare policy trickles down," added Herber. " ON THE RECORD.

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