Senate HELP Committee weighs the future of telehealth

Healthcare IT News: Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, federal policymakers have enacted 31 changes to enable greater access to telehealth. In a hearing this week, members of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions asked how many of those changes should be made permanent – and how to make sure the most vulnerable won't get left behind.

"Today we have the opportunity to consider how we can deploy telehealth to expand access to healthcare for everyone," said Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn.

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