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Telemedicine surged during COVID; experts tell committee broadband and payment policies must continue
Summary
A telehealth expert told the Senate committee that federal moves to reimburse telemedicine during the pandemic enabled rapid adoption, but sustaining access requires continued payment policies and broadband expansion for rural Arkansas.
Dr. Lowery, board president of the Center for Telemedicine and eHealth Law, told the Senate committee a White House/HHS/CMS discussion concluded telemedicine use expanded dramatically during COVID when payers and federal programs began reimbursing virtual care. "Overnight, they released...payment and sort of mandated that all insurance companies and Medicare, and Medicaid, all pay for digital health,"…
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