On May 16, the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee held a markup of 23 bills. One of the legislation considered was the Telehealth Modernization Act (H.R. 7623), which aimed to extend certain pandemic-era telehealth flexibilities in the Medicare program for two years. The subcommittee unanimously approved an amended version of the bill, which included provisions such as allowing any location in the U.S., including a patient’s home, to be eligible for providing telehealth services. Additionally, federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics could now act as originating or distant sites for telehealth services. The bill also permitted the use of audio-only telehealth for specific services and expanded the list of eligible telehealth practitioners to include certain therapists and audiologists.
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