Telehealth Provisions in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (HR 133)
The combined relief-spending bill passed by Congress in late December 2020 included several telehealth-related provisions. Chief among them are the addition of a new Medicare payment designation, new flexibilities for rural hospitals, and significant funding for broadband access efforts. Several other notable telehealth-related provisions were tucked into the bill and CCHP has developed a factsheet summarizing what you need to know.