News Report | March 10, 2020
New Federal Coronavirus Bill Waives Medicare Telehealth Restrictions
Federal legislation signed into law on March 6, 2020 to address national preparation and response to 2019-Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) includes provisions that waive Medicare restrictions on telehealth for care related to COVID-19. The bill, House Resolution (HR) 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020, provides a total of $8.3 billion, with $7.76 billion to federal, state, and local agencies to combat the virus and authorizes an additional $500 million to pay for the waivers of Medicare telehealth restrictions. About $2.2 billion is earmarked for activities to prevent virus spread, and another $3 . . .