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“Telehealth is the future of health care,” Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) said in a prepared statement. “It saves us money and improves health outcomes. Our bipartisan bill puts us on a path to transform health care delivery, making it less costly and more convenient for patients and providers.”
Roughly 50 health care and aging industry groups and associations have endorsed the bill, including the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC).
“Telehealth and remote monitoring are important for achieving the goals of value-based care, providing more access to primary care and behavioral health, improving chronic care management and advancing patient engagement,” NAHC and other organizations wrote in a letter of support for the legislation.
The bill would also eliminate many of the current limitations on telehealth use, such as provider site restrictions, geographic limitations and restrictions on which providers can offer these services.