April 1, 2024 – A bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers have introduced the Telehealth Modernization Act of 2024 (S. 3967/H.R. 7623), which would make permanent certain Medicare flexibilities for telehealth services that were initially authorized in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency.
The legislation would also extend those flexibilities to federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics.
The bill was introduced in the Senate by Sens. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) with the support of Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), and Angus King (I-Maine). It was introduced in the House of Representatives by Reps. Buddy Carter (R-Ga.) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) with the support of Reps. Greg Steube (R-Fla.), Terri Sewell (D-Ala.), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), Jefferson Van Drew (R-N.J.), and Joe Morelle (D-N.Y.).
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