Telemedicine and the "Intrinsic Divide"

Despite the fact that CMS has extended the public health emergency that expanded telemedicine coverage, a number of states aren’t on board, according to Dr. John Halamka and Paul Cerrato. “Finding a way to extend the regulatory waivers,” they write, “is in our patients’ best interest.” Despite the fact that CMS has extended the public health emergency that expanded telemedicine coverage, a number of states aren’t on board, according to Dr. John Halamka and Paul Cerrato. “Finding a way to extend the regulatory waivers,” they write, “is in our patients’ best interest.” CMS has been instructed by the current administration to extend the public health emergency declaration that expanded telemedicine coverage so that it goes beyond January 11, 2023. But most states have not followed the federal government’s lead on this issue.“ That’s not to suggest that the public has no need for telemedicine services from out-of-state clinicians.