History
When will temporary waivers that expanded Medicare coverage for telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic expire?
December 2024
How does Telehealth impact appointment scheduling?
Telehealth improves appointment follow-through because of improved healthcare access, and reduces total number of visits.
How would this bill provide home safety?
It allows clinicians to view a patient’s home for more accurate home modification evaluations.
Name one of the coalitions in support of this bill
Alliance for Connected Care (ACC), American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), American-Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
How would this bill reduce ancillary cost?
Ancillary cost to the consumer is reduced by eliminating commute time, time in waiting rooms, the cost of transportation, and missed work or school
Who else in the client's life benefits from Telehealth?
Caregivers
What is AOTA's position on this bill?
AOTA is in support of the Expanded Telehealth Access Act
Reduced cost for providers is directly related to what?
Decreased healthcare spending in the United States
Name two potential barriers of this bill.
1. Cost of service expansion
2. Concern for fraudulence
When did the Committee on Energy and Commerce have a hearing to discuss this bill?
April 10th, 2024
Who would this bill impact?
This bill would create access to those living in rural populations, individuals with disabilities, those living within a low socioeconomic status, any one who has a lack of transportation.
What is reduced through Telehealth?
Hospital readmission rates, home safety concerns, costs for patients and providers.