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Telehealth, Hospital-at-Home Waiver Extensions Inch Forward as House Passes Spending Bill (Source: Fierce Healthcare) The House passed the Department of Health and Human Services’ funding bill on Thursday evening, including the telehealth and hospital-at-home extensions. Under the proposal, Medicare telehealth flexibilities would be extended by two years, until Dec. 31, 2027, and the acute hospital care at home program would continue through Sept. 30, 2030, just under five years. Federal Government Permanently Extends Addiction Treatment Through Telehealth (Source: The Pew Charitable Trusts) As of Dec. 31, 2025, it’s easier for Americans with opioid use disorder (OUD) to get access to critical medications through telehealth visits, thanks to a pandemic-era rule that the federal government has made permanent. This change helps to ensure that more people can get the treatment they need, even if they cannot routinely see their health care providers in person. Telehealth Boosts Preventive Care in Rural Areas (Source: TechTarget) Telehealth utilization in rural areas was associated with a higher likelihood of utilizing preventive care, recent research revealed. Published in the American Journal of Managed Care, the research assessed whether telehealth use among rural residents affected subsequent preventive care utilization. The study authors noted that rural residents are less likely to receive preventive health services.
Study: Telehealth Use Doesn't Increase Healthcare Utilization(Source: TechTarget) New research in Health Affairs Scholar revealed that total outpatient visits did not increase, but rather declined slightly, among specialty groups with higher telehealth use. Conducted by University of Michigan (U-M) researchers, the study comes as the virtual care industry faces another telehealth cliff. Pandemic-era telehealth flexibilities that drove telehealth access and adoption are set to expire at the end of the month.
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