ATA ACTION LETTER TO CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP OUTLINES TELEHEALTH PRIORITIES FOR 119TH CONGRESS

by Allison Kavanagh | Jan 13, 2025 | News, Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C., JANUARY 13, 2025 – With critical telehealth flexibilities set to expire on March 31, 2025, and key provisions already lapsed as of December 31, 2024, urgent action is needed to prevent millions of patients from losing access to essential virtual care...

NEW CONTINUING RESOLUTION PASSES, KEEPS SOME TELEHEALTH FLEXIBILITIES ALIVE

by Brian Cardillo | Dec 21, 2024 | News, Press Releases

Medicare telehealth flexibilities and the Acute Hospital Care at Home Program Extensions through March 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C., DECEMBER 21, 2024 – The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) and ATA Action respond to passage of a slimmed-down, short-term Continuing...

BIG WINS FOR TELEHEALTH IN DRAFT LEGISLATIVE YEAR-END CONTINUING RESOLUTION UNVEILED BY CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS

by Allison Kavanagh | Dec 17, 2024 | News, Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C., DECEMBER 17, 2024 – The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) and ATA Action cheer the just-announced legislative end-of-year Continuing Resolution (CR) that includes muti-year extensions for critically-needed telehealth flexibilities. This draft...

ATA, ATA ACTION CALL FOR CONTINUED BIPARTISAN SUPPORT FOR TELEHEALTH EXTENSIONS, URGE CONGRESS TO ACT QUICKLY WITH YEAR-END CLOCK TICKING

by Allison Kavanagh | Dec 5, 2024 | News, Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C., DECEMBER 4, 2024 – With only 27 days remaining until telehealth flexibilities are set to expire, the American Telemedicine Association (ATA) and ATA Action continue to urge Congress to extend access to critically-needed virtual care services in a...

ATA AND ATA ACTION APPLAUD DEA ONE YEAR EXTENSION OF REMOTE PRESCRIBING FLEXIBILITIES

by Brian Cardillo | Nov 16, 2024 | News, Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. NOVEMBER 15, 2024 – This afternoon, a third extension was officially posted to the Federal Register, granting the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) a clean, one-year extension of the remote prescribing of controlled substances. This critical...

ATA, ATA ACTION COMMENT ON PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULTS, URGE POLICYMAKERS TO ACT SWIFTLY BEFORE YEAR END TO EXTEND TELEHEALTH FLEXIBILITIES

by Allison Kavanagh | Nov 6, 2024 | News, Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C., NOVEMBER 6, 2024 – In response to today’s early morning results of the historic 2024 presidential election, with a majority of electoral college votes going to former President Donald Trump as its 47th president, the American Telemedicine...