Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Expand Telehealth Access

Sens Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Steve Daines (R-MT), Tina Smith (D-MN), and Jerry Moran (R-KS) introduced the bipartisan Expanded Telehealth Access Act. During COVID-19, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) expanded access to telehealth services to a range of health care providers, and this legislation would permanently expand that eligibility. “The COVID-19 pandemic has spurred the growing use of telehealth services in Nevada and across the country, and this is especially important in our state's rural and underserved areas where it's already much harder to access in-person medical care,” said Rosen. “I'm proud to join my colleagues in introducing this bipartisan legislation which would ensure seniors on Medicare can maintain telehealth access to a range of medical providers when the public health emergency ends, and I will continue fighting for better access to quality, affordable care.”