During the COVID-19 public health emergency, Medicare beneficiaries have had access to a range of telehealth services, including those for mental health. What happens when the emergency ends, as scheduled, on April 19? A blog from the Commonwealth Fund explains that temporarily extending current telehealth waivers would allow policymakers time to evaluate what flexibilities should be extended or made permanent.
The blog can be obtained at Avoiding the Cliff: Medicare Coverage of Telemental Health and the End of the PHE | Commonwealth Fund.