AMA: Extend Telehealth, Prevent Pay Cuts In Reconciliation

The American Medical Association is pushing for Congress to continue telehealth flexibilities past the COVID-19 public health emergency and postpone physician payment cuts set to go into effect in January by adding provisions to Democrats’ emerging reconciliation package. The House Ways & Means and Energy & Commerce committees both released their proposed contributions to the reconciliation package earlier this week. Neither package includes the AMA’s stated priorities. The Senate Finance Committee has not yet unveiled its legislative language, but AMA's...