According to telehealth.org, policy changes have also helped telehealth become a permanent option for Medicare patients. The Consolidated Appropriations Acts of 2021 and 2023 removed limits on where ...

Telehealth, which is a way to visit with your provider using a phone or video call, is available to all Medicare members through January 30, 2026. "A lot of Medicare beneficiaries got their ...

South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott and Hawaii Sen. Brian Schatz have reintroduced the Telehealth Modernization Act to extend Medicare telehealth access through fiscal year 2027. Georgia Rep. Buddy Carter ...

This article was updated on November 6, 2025, with an additional statement from Chris Adamec, the executive director of the Alliance for Connected Care. Since 2020, a temporary policy has allowed ...

"Since the COVID-19 public health emergency, Congress has repeatedly extended telehealth flexibilities for Medicare patients ...

A group of US Senators introduced a new version of a bipartisan bill today seeking Medicare-covered expansion of telehealth and remote patient monitoring services nationwide. The bill was previously ...

A bipartisan group of US Senators led by Brian Schatz (D-HI) has introduced new telemedicine legislation that would move to waive restrictions on Medicare telehealth coverage that many consider ...

With the federal government now reopened after more than a month, the recently passed House funding bill, H.R.5371, also restores critical telehealth access by extending Medicare flexibilities through ...

Rep. Greg Murphy (R-N.C.) Thursday called on federal lawmakers to reauthorize Medicare coverage for telehealth services, which is set to expire at the end of September. “We are still working on ...

A few weeks ago, when Vicki Stearn, 68, tried to schedule a virtual visit with her doctor, she was told Medicare — at least temporarily — stopped paying for telehealth appointments when the government ...