Bipartisan Bill Extends Telehealth Use In Dialysis Clinics Post-COVID-19

A bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers on Thursday (May 26) introduced legislation that would continue COVID-19 pandemic flexibilities allowing patients with End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) to connect with providers via telehealth while receiving treatment in a dialysis clinic. The waiver that enabled a dialysis clinic to be a telehealth originating site under Medicare is attached to the COVID-19 public health emergency. Stakeholders are asking HHS to extend the COVID-19 pandemic public health emergency (PHE) beyond July to keep certain...