‘Excepted Benefit’ Telehealth Bill Mired In Controversy, Lobbying Confusion

By Cara Smith / July 12, 2023 at 5:29 PM

Some health care policy experts are sounding the alarm that allowing standalone telehealth plans may simply be a shortcut for employers to cut rising health care costs while subverting Affordable Care Act consumer protections, but telehealth proponents tout the policy as simply a way to complement not replace more-expansive health insurance benefits.


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