We need to immediately extend the provisions in the Consolidated Cares Act that allow Americans to access virtual care / telemedicine as an excepted benefit.
Telehealth has become an essential element of health care delivery today, and coverage and payment of services via telehealth must be part of that equation. The time has come to ensure that payers fully recognize the vital role this technology plays by ensuring coverage parity as well as fair and equitable payment for telehealth services.