ATA ACTION URGES STATE POLICYMAKERS TO RESTORE MICHIGAN TO THE INTERSTATE MEDICAL LICENSURE COMPACT (IMLC), ALLOWING PHYSICIANS TO DELIVER NEEDED CARE ACROSS STATE LINES

by Brian Cardillo | Feb 27, 2026 | News, Press Releases

March 28 Deadline: 30% of Michigan’s physician workforce could lose compact-based authority to practice medicine WASHINGTON, DC, FEBRUARY 26, 2026 – ATA Action, the affiliated policy and legislative advocacy arm of the American Telemedicine Association, is urging...

FUNDING PACKAGE SIGNED BY PRESIDENT TRUMPEXTENDSKEY TELEHEALTH PROVISIONS FOR MULTIPLE YEARS, ENDS PARTIAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOW

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

ATA ACTION PLAYED A CENTRAL ROLE IN ADVANCINGTELEHEALTHPROVISIONS WASHINGTON, DC, FEBRUARY 3, 2026 – ATA Action, the affiliated policy and legislative advocacy arm of the American Telemedicine Association, celebrates passage of an appropriations minibus approved by...

CRITICAL TELEHEALTH PROVISIONS IN DANGER OF FALLING VICTIM TO UNRELATED PARTISAN DEBATE, DESPITE STRONG BIPARTISAN SUPPORT IN CONGRESS

by Brian Cardillo | Jan 28, 2026 | News, Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC, JANUARY 28, 2026 – ATA Action, the affiliated policy and legislative advocacy arm of the American Telemedicine Association, is again urging Congress to act quickly to avert a telehealth shutdown on January 30, 2026, when the Medicare telehealth waivers...

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...