HHS Secretary Says Telehealth Here To Stay

HHS will do everything it can to permanently keep telehealth waivers granted during the pandemic, HHS Secretary Alex Azar said Thursday (July 9) at The Hill virtual event on the future of health care. Azar’s commitment to push regulatory or legislative reforms to keep the COVID-19 telehealth flexibilities comes as hundreds of provider and patient organizations press HHS to continue telehealth waivers after the pandemic. “I’ve been traveling all over the country and I visit with doctors and hospitals and...