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ATA cheers prospective telehealth extensions, but calls for more

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The American Telemedicine Association and its ATA Action affiliate on Monday expressed support for a bipartisan bill that would extend the virtual care flexibilities of the public health emergency another two years. Sponsored by U.S. WHY IT MATTERS. Representative Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, and U.S. " ON THE RECORD.

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The CONNECT for Health Act is reintroduced, again

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

These new and revised provisions will help more people access telehealth services, said Kyle Zebley, ATA's senior vice president and executive director of ATA Action.

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Bipartisan House bill proposes permanent telehealth benefits

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Suzan DelBene, D-Washington, says she and her co-sponsors – Tim Walberg, D-Michigan, Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, Ron Estes, R-Kansas, Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey and Rick Allen, R-Georgia – are looking to fill a much-needed gap for workers who lack affordable healthcare access. In an announcement about the bipartisan bill, Rep.

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ATA, businesses ask Congress to expand telehealth options for workers

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

During the COVID-19 pandemic, several federal agencies said they would stop enforcing mandates for employers who wanted to provide remote care services to workers ineligible for any other employer-sponsored group health plan. ON THE RECORD.

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Bonus Features – April 2, 2023 – 63% of nurses say AI will cause a generational divide among nursing staff, 67% of consumers prefer electronic medical bills but 78% of providers still use paper, and more

Healthcare IT Today

News and Research The American Telemedicine Association’s ATA Action submitted two letters to the Drug Enforcement Administration about its proposed rules regarding the remote prescribing of controlled substances. With the end of the public health emergency, DEA is proposing a rollback on flexibility for remote prescribing.

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GoodRx Finds Optimistic Outlook for Telehealth Among Both Providers and Patients

Health Populi

GoodRx collaborated with the ATA on the 624 U.S. Another facet to consider in this study is that it was sponsored by GoodRx, whose core business was in the online prescription drug space. As Ann Mond Johnson, CEO of the ATA, says: #TelehealthIsHealth.

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Bipartisan House bill would enshrine telehealth rule changes, enable wider use

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act is co-sponsored by Rep. WHY IT MATTERS. David Schweikert, R-Arizona, co-chair of the Congressional Telehealth Caucus, along with Reps. Mike Thompson, D-California, Peter Welch, D-Vermont, Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, and Doris Matsui, D-California.

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