Senators Bow COVID-19 Emergency Telehealth Metrics Reporting Bill

Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., led filing Friday of the COVID-19 Emergency Telehealth Impact Reporting Act. S-4289 would require the Department of Health and Human Services to assess metrics, including utilization rates and hospital readmission rates, for patients who received healthcare via telehealth programs expanded during the pandemic. “I will fight for continued healthcare cost reduction and increased access to underserved Americans by making many of the coronavirus telehealth flexibilities permanent,” Young said in a statement. “However, for this effort to succeed Congress must first evaluate how current flexibilities are impacting our healthcare system, and more precisely assess their potential for long-term success.” Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Angus King, I-Maine, are co-sponsors. Reps. John Curtis, R-Utah, and Peter Welch, D-Vt., earlier filed a House version, HR-7695.