FTC Asks CMS to Consider Making COVID-19 Telehealth Deregulation Permanent

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should consider whether its expanded reimbursement of telehealth services during COVID-19, including audio-only telehealth, should be made permanent, FTC staff said in comments posted to docket CMS-2020-0032 Tuesday. "Doing so could benefit patients, practitioners, and the health care system as a whole."