Among the federal government’s many responses to address the COVID-19 pandemic was allowing for greater expansion to telehealth access for Medicare patients. This new and expanded healthcare avenue has resulted in greater access to care, healthier outcomes for patients, and opportunities for providers to keep their practices open even in times of quarantine. In an OpEd in MedPage Today, Dr. Julia Finkelstein lays out the need for permanent telehealth access for Medicare patients.
