Resources & Reports

CCHP’s August Newsletter is here! This month’s topics include – MedPac Report on Telehealth Services: Insights and Implications; Ensuring High-Quality, Cost-Effective Care: BPC’s Telehealth Policy Recommendations; New Lawsuit Challenges California’s Telehealth Restrictions; CHAI Releases New Assurance Standards Guide; Supreme Court Overturns Chevron Defense: Major Implications for Health Policy Legislation and Rulemaking; Latest Policy Developments in CCHP’s Telehealth Policy Finder and Policy Trends Map; Telehealth in New York State; Telemedicine Referrals for Opioid Use Disorder: A Promising Alternative. 

Given that the technical assistance questions the Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) receives most often are related to cross-state practice via telehealth, CCHP has created several new resources related to licensure that are now available:

• Out-of-State Telehealth Provider Policies Fact Sheet
• Policy Trend Map
• Cross-State Licensure and Compacts Webinar Recording

On July 16, 2024, at the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) National Telehealth Conference, a new investment into the multi-state social work licensure compact was announced. The $2.5 million HRSA investment will support the launch of the social work compact while also building upon HRSA’s ongoing work on other licensure compacts to improve access to primary care and behavioral health services. The initiative is part of the Licensure Portability Grant Program, which seeks to support state licensure board partnerships to promote the development and implementation of state laws that make telehealth more accessible.