Medicare telehealth waivers and hospital-at-home programs expired on Sept. 30, risking reduced access to telehealth services for Medicare patients and operational pauses in hospital-at-home programs. Stakeholders call for permanent regulatory solutions.
Key Medicare telehealth flexibilities are set to expire September 30, 2025, amid stalled Congressional funding talks, risking rollback of virtual care policies and reimbursement.
An in-depth analysis of 2024 U.S. healthcare policy updates affecting Medicaid, Medicare payments, telehealth, and administrative reforms impacting medical groups and physicians.
Trump administration proposes a Medicare and Medicaid pilot to cover GLP-1 weight loss drugs, highlighting access benefits alongside fraud and regulatory oversight challenges.
Explore how the aging U.S. population is fueling AI healthcare innovation, annuity growth, and healthspan technologies, creating new investment opportunities in longevity markets.
CMS's 2026 Physician Fee Schedule proposal advances Medicare telehealth with expanded behavioral health codes, remote monitoring updates, and virtual Diabetes Prevention Program delivery, shaping long-term digital care integration.
Explore recent legislative updates expanding Health Savings Account eligibility, telehealth coverage pre-deductible, and treatment of direct primary care plans with significant budgetary impacts through 2034.
CMS's 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposal emphasizes value-based payment increases, expanded telehealth flexibilities, new chronic care payment models, and significant Medicare spending reductions for skin substitutes.
Medicare is reforming post-surgical payments to hold hospitals accountable for 30-day post-discharge costs. The sustainability of this model depends on permanent Medicare coverage for telehealth physical therapy, a cost-effective and patient-preferred rehabilitation method. Congressional action is critical to extend tele-PT benefits.
CMS proposed 2026 Medicare payment rules expand digital health reimbursements, telehealth supervision flexibility, and update the Medicare Telehealth Services List.
