Congress Temporarily Extends Medicare Telehealth Coverage in Funding Package

The combatants are Ascension Texas, parent of Ascension Providence in Waco, and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas. At risk are patients who have coverage through Blue Cross and want or need treatment at an Ascension-branded hospital or surgery center in the state.

The new model will particularly focus on primary care clinicians in rural and underserved communities and is set to run from July 2024 to December 2034.