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AHA Letter of Support for House CONNECT Health Act of 2023 (H.R. 4189)
The AHA voices support of the CONNECT for Health Act of 2023 (S. 2016/H.R. 4189).
Letter to Senate Finance Committee on Discussion Draft Addressing Mental Health Care and Telehealth
AHA supports allowing Medicare beneficiaries who seek treatment for mental health disorders to receive their care through audio-only services. AHA also supports removing the requirement for Medicare patients to receive an in-person visit prior to receiving mental health services through telehealth.
AHA Expresses Support for the Telehealth Modernization Act (S.368)
AHA letter to Senators Tim Scott and Brian Schatz expressing support for the Telehealth Modernization Act (S.368).
AHA Senate Statement “COVID-19 Health Care Flexibilities: Perspectives, Experiences, and Lessons Learned”
Since the first COVID-19 cases were diagnosed and the pandemic changed the ways in which patients were able to access traditional health care settings, providers were required to navigate significant challenges to ensure their services were still able to reach millions of patients. In response, Congress and the Administration granted various flexibilities intended to improve access and facilitate the delivery of safe, quality care. As health care providers reflect on lessons learned and plan a post-pandemic course for the future, it is evident that several of the flexibilities have enhanced the patient experience and led to better outcomes.
AHA Statement to the House on “Charting the Path Forward on Telehealth”
The increased use of telehealth since the start of the public health emergency (PHE) is producing high-quality outcomes for patients, closing longstanding workforce gaps and those that arose as a result of an overwhelmed, hardworking provider workforce, and protecting access for patients too vulnerable to risk infection. We urge Congress to consider how to ensure these flexibilities could remain in place for patients and health care providers beyond the PHE.
AHA Statement on The Future of Telehealth: COVID-19 is Changing the Delivery of Virtual Care
AHA Statement before the House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, on The Future of Telehealth: COVID-19 is Changing the Delivery of Virtual Care.
Special Bulletin: White House Releases Executive Order on Improving Rural Health and Telehealth Access
The White House Aug.
AHA to Sen. Schatz Expressing Support for the Health Care Broadband Expansion During COVID-19 Act
AHA Expresses Support for the Health Care Broadband Expansion During COVID-19 Act, which proposes improvements to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Rural Health Care Program.
AHA to Rep. Axne Re: Support of the KEEP Telehealth Options Act of 2020
In a letter to Congresswoman Cindy Axne, the AHA expresses support of the Knowing the Efficiency and Efficacy of Permanent (KEEP) Telehealth Options Act of 2020.
AHA to Rep. Balderson Re: Support of the KEEP Telehealth Options Act of 2020
AHA expresses support of the Knowing the Efficiency and Efficacy of Permanent (KEEP) Telehealth Options Act of 2020.