By Erin Duffy, Neville Bilimoria and Victoria (Tori) Hawekotte
Due to the U.S. government shutdown, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have paused reimbursement payments for nonbehavioral health telehealth Medicare claims, pending congressional action. Further, a new congressional bill, Section 207 of the Continuing Appropriations Act 2026, would have statutorily extended certain telehealth flexibilities, mainly for nonbehavioral healthcare services. Given the bill’s failure in the Senate, pre-COVID-19 restrictions for Medicare telehealth coverage will continue to be in effect until congressional action further extends the telehealth flexibilities.
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