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Senate advances H.861 to raise pay for select audio-only telehealth visits, adds flood-abatement deadline extension
Summary
The Vermont Senate moved H.861 forward, which would raise reimbursement for a narrowly defined set of audio-only telehealth visits from 75% to 100% of standard rates and repeal a 2026 sunset; the Senate also added a provision extending municipal deadlines for flood-related tax-abatement applications to Nov. 15, 2024, and ordered a third reading.
The Vermont Senate on the floor advanced H.861, a bill that would increase reimbursement for a limited set of audio-only telehealth services from 75% to 100% of standard visit rates and repeal a sunset on telehealth coverage enacted in Act 6 of 2021.
Senator from Chittenden Southeast, reporting for the Senate Finance Committee, said the committee offered a strike-all amendment and added a time-sensitive section to address flooding last July. "H.861 as passed by the House is about two things: making sure everyone in Vermont can easily access their doctor and making sure doctors get paid fairly for their standard services of care," the senator said. "This bill would increase the reimbursement percentage from 75% to a 100% of standard rates for a very small number of audio-only telehealth…
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