March 11, 2025
Upcoming Medicare Telehealth Changes: What You Need to Know
Recent confusion has spread on social media about Medicare’s telehealth coverage, with some falsely claiming that all coverage will end on April 1, 2025. While it is true that Medicare’s expanded telehealth waivers are set to expire on March 31, 2025, telehealth coverage will not disappear entirely.
Additionally, there is a chance that Congress passes a bill to further extend the telehealth waivers before the March 31, 2025, deadline. In fact, the draft Continuing Resolution released on March 8 includes an extension of the telehealth flexibilities through September 30, 2025. However, passage of the continuing resolution is not guaranteed so it is important for providers to be aware of the policy landscape they may face should the telehealth waivers not be extended.
Without Congressional action to extend these waivers, stricter geographic and site restrictions will return, meaning only patients in rural areas and certain medical facilities will qualify for Medicare-covered telehealth.
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