The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill to extend telehealth reimbursement flexibilities for two years. The bill, H.R. 4040, easily passed by a vote of 416-12 and heads to the Senate. The Committee on Rules had moved the measure, a rule dubbed the Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act of 2022, forward during a hearing earlier this week. Read more.
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