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Committee hears plea to keep audio‑only telehealth and payment parity in place
Summary
Supporters urged lawmakers to make pandemic‑era telehealth flexibilities permanent in House Bill 869, keeping audio‑only coverage and payment parity for medically necessary services and requiring periodic MHCC reporting on telehealth use.
Bolu Adiromo, a Johns Hopkins health policy fellow testifying for Delegate Peña‑Melnick’s panel, told the committee House Bill 869 would ‘‘preserve telehealth access’’ by removing the June 2025 sunset on audio‑only coverage and by maintaining payment parity where the commission has recommended it. ‘‘This bill could transform our health care, which is every corner of Maryland,’’ Adiromo said.
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