Lawmakers Praise CMS Proposal For Permanent Behavioral Telehealth

Federal lawmakers who sponsored legislation to continue rural access to behavioral telehealth services after the COVID-19 public health emergency ends are praising CMS’ regulatory efforts to do the same in a letter commenting on the agency’s proposed rule on Medicare outpatient services. The lawmakers and CMS alike want to allow permanent access to telehealth behavioral health care provided by the clinical staff of hospitals, continuing a benefit that was originally set to expire at a end of the COVID-19 public...