Schatz Says Bipartisan Telehealth Bill Could Cut Medicare Spending By $1.8 Billion

Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) said his bipartisan bill to expand coverage of telehealth and remote patient-monitoring could save $1.8 billion over 10 years, which is based on an analysis by Avalere Health and not the Congressional Budget Office. The much-anticipated bill, introduced last week, would remove Medicare restrictions on telehealth services for providers in alternative pay models and make those services a basic benefit in Medicare Advantage. Sens. Schatz, Roger Wicker (R-MI), Thad Cochran (R-MI), Ben Cardin (D-MD), John Thune...