Call to Action: Telehealth Advocacy Opportunities

Preserve the Benefits of Telehealth for Practitioners

Protect the ability to safely practice from home

We invite organizations to sign on a letter, requesting the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to expedite the creation of permanent policy related to telehealth practitioners and requirements related to the reporting of their location at the time of service.

CMS offered an extension until 2025 of regulatory flexibility for telehealth practitioners who offer a telehealth service from their home or another location to report their currently enrolled location. However, the ability to bill a currently enrolled location does not alleviate barriers for virtual-only practitioners without a physical practice location to report other than their homes. Additional information can be found here.

We invite organizations to sign this letter through this form by COB Monday, September 30, 2024.

Calling All Advocates: Expiring Prescribing Flexibilities

Ensure Patient Access to Critically Important Treatment

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) appears set to limit prescribing of controlled substances via telehealth either through a new regulation or non-extension of the current flexibilities.

The Alliance for Connected Care is leading an all-hands on deck advocacy effort, requesting Congress and the White House to intervene to ensure ongoing access to virtual prescribing for patients and providers of certain controlled substances. 

In early September, hundreds of stakeholders called on federal leaders to ensure patient care is not interrupted by expiring prescribing flexibilities. 

If your organization is interested in joining this timely advocacy issue, please reach out to rikki.cheung@connectwithcare.org.

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