Telehealth Stakeholders Push HDHP Extension, Peg Cost At $90 Million Per Year

By Cara Smith / August 30, 2022 at 4:45 PM
Telehealth stakeholders are urging the Senate to pass a two-year extension of pre-deductible coverage for telehealth services under high-deductible health plans, and estimate the extension could cost around $90 million per year based on former Congressional Budget Office scores and information heard on Capitol Hill, key lobbyists told Inside Telehealth . The program is inexpensive for the number of American’s served compared to other health care programs that are typically estimated to cost billions of dollars, according to insurance experts...


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