Washington Post

Patients and doctors who embraced telehealth during the pandemic fear it will become harder to access

Across the country during the pandemic, the same pattern played out as federal and state regulators issued scores of waivers to telehealth access and coverage rules, making it easier for hospitals, health centers and clinics to offer a wider range of remote services and be reimbursed for delivering them. Yet a question that remains to be answered is how many rules will tighten once the public health emergency is over. There are signs of support for telehealth; Congress is considering legislation that would make some changes permanent.