Wyden Taps Cardin, Thune To Draft Telehealth Piece Of Mental Health Bill

Senate Finance Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR) tapped Sens. Ben Cardin (D-MD) and John Thune (R-SD) to draft the telehealth piece of a broad bipartisan legislative package he plans to unveil this summer to tackle the nation’s mental health crisis. It is unclear what direction Cardin and Thune will take when creating policy to make telemedicine more accessible for those struggling with mental health disorders. Taylor Harvey, spokesperson for the Senate Finance Committee, said it is too soon to speak about...