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Since March, telemedicine has seen skyrocketing utilization, as stay-at-home orders and overall caution drive consumers to look for alternatives to in-person visits. To facilitate patient access, both private insurers and Medicare and relaxed restrictions on telehealth services. On Monday, following an executive order from President Trump, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid announced that it would make its expanded coverage of telehealth permanent.
"As soon as we declared COVID-19 a public health emergency, the Trump Administration took bold and rapid action to dramatically expand services that can be provided via telehealth and make it far more convenient for patients and providers," said HHS Secretary Alex M. Azar said in a statement last week.
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Emily Payne
Emily Payne is director, content analytics for ALM's Business & Finance Markets and former managing editor for BenefitsPRO. A Wisconsin native, she has spent the past decade writing and editing for various athletic and fitness publications. She holds an English degree and Business certificate from the University of Wisconsin.
