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What the Telehealth Expansion Act means for tackling social determinants and boosting health equity

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

This is a bipartisan bill recently passed in Congress that allows citizens with high-deductible health plans and health savings accounts access to telehealth and other remote care services permanently, without having to meet their minimum deductible first.

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Trump administration expands Medicare telehealth benefits for COVID-19 fight

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

As promised , the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has expanded its Medicare telehealth coverage during the coronavirus crisis, enabling more patients to get virtual care services from their doctors without having to travel to a healthcare facility. Medicare coinsurance and deductibles still apply.

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