WASHINGTON — A House subcommittee on Thursday advanced legislation that would extend some pandemic-era telehealth policies in Government-run Medicare for two years, bringing the panel’s approach in line with another committee.
During the pandemic, Congress extended flexibilities that changed where and what kinds of care Government-run Medicare beneficiaries could receive over telehealth. Originally, the House Energy and Commerce health subcommittee had considered a bill that would have enacted the policies permanently, but amended the legislation Thursday to pare it down to a two-year extension. The bill passed to the full committee unanimously on a 21-0 vote.
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