ATA ACTION COMMENTS ON TODAY’S HOUSE VOTE TO SEND THE MINIBUS – PARTICULARLY THE KEY TELEHEALTH EXTENSIONS – TO THE SENATE FOR PASSAGE

by Brian Cardillo | Jan 23, 2026 | News, Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC, JANUARY 22, 2026 – ATA Action, the affiliated policy and legislative advocacy arm of the American Telemedicine Association, commented on today’s vote in the U.S. House of Representatives to pass the multi-bill FY26 funding package released by the House...

ATA ACTION COMMENTS ON FY26 MINIBUS FUNDING PACKAGE, INCLUDING TWO-YEAR TELEHEALTH EXTENSION AND OTHER CRITICAL PROVISIONS

by Brian Cardillo | Jan 20, 2026 | News, Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC, JANUARY 20, 2026 – ATA Action, the affiliated policy and legislative advocacy arm of the American Telemedicine Association, comments on a new bipartisan three-bill FY26 funding package released this morning by the House Appropriations Committee, that...

ATA PUBLISHES UPDATED POLICY PRINCIPLES ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, SUPPORTING THE PROMISE OF AI AS A POWERFUL TOOL IN HEALTHCARE

by Brian Cardillo | Jan 14, 2026 | News, Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC, JANUARY 14, 2026 – The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) today published new Policy Principles on Artificial Intelligence (AI), putting forward a clear, balanced framework for the safe, ethical, and scalable deployment of AI in healthcare. The...

JUST 24 DAYS TO NEXT TELEHEALTH DEADLINE AS ANOTHER POTENTIAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN LOOMS; ATA ACTION URGES CONGRESS TO EXTEND ESSENTIAL FLEXIBILITIES IMMEDIATELY

by Brian Cardillo | Jan 7, 2026 | News, Press Releases

Medicare Telehealth Waivers and Acute Hospital Care at Home Program Set to Run Out on January 30, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC, JANUARY 6, 2026 – With just over three weeks remaining until the Medicare telehealth waivers and Acute Hospital Care at Home Program are set to...

IN A MAJOR WIN FOR TELEHEALTH, U.S. DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION (DEA) GRANTED ONE YEAR EXTENSION OF REMOTE PRESCRIBING FLEXIBILITIES

by Brian Cardillo | Jan 5, 2026 | News, Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. DECEMBER 31, 2025 – Today, a fourth extension was officially published to the Federal Register just before tonight’s midnight deadline, granting providers and patients across the country another clean, one-year extension of the remote prescribing of...