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...

ATA ACTION APPLAUDS NEW CMMI ACCESS MODEL AND OTHER HHS INITIATIVES TO EXPAND ACCESS TO TECH-ENABLED CARE FOR MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES

by Brian Cardillo | Dec 19, 2025 | News, Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. DECEMBER 18, 2025 – ATA Action, the advocacy arm of the American Telemedicine Association, commented on several new initiatives launched by U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) agencies aimed at expanding access to technology enabled care and...