Resources & Reports

CCHP’s September Newsletter is Here! This month’s topics include: August Policy Developments in CCHP’s Telehealth Policy Finder and Policy Trends Maps; Telehealth Improving Health Outcomes for Homeless Populations; Telehealth Certification Requirement on the Rise; CDC Research and Development Survey (RANDS) Shows Trends in Household Use of Telemedicine; Telehealth Adoption Improving Outlook for Independent Practices; Facebook Places Extra Restrictions on Telemedicine Advertising; Comparative Billing Report: Impact of the Public Health Emergency on Telehealth.

As emergency telehealth expansions have begun to expire one of the most pressing policy areas has become licensing and the state flexibilities that temporarily allow out-of-state providers to treat patients via telehealth during the pandemic regardless of location. It is now one of the number one issues CCHP receives policy questions about.

While telehealth policy has always varied by state, we have now entered into a new and confusing gray area as we phase out of pandemic-era policies, leaving many unsure what is still currently allowed and what will continue to be allowed via telehealth moving forward. Federally, not much has changed and since it has been indicated that the US public health emergency (PHE) will last through the end of the year most federal emergency flexibilities will remain in place through 2021. While there are many active bills and some proposed expansions under Medicare, it is still unknown what may end up as permanent telehealth policy.