NEW: Report finds enabling regulatory telehealth flexibilities has yielded a dramatic uptick in use among Medicare beneficiaries for primary care visits in both rural and urban communities.
"As soon as we declared COVID-19 a public health emergency, the Trump Administration took bold and rapid action to dramatically expand services that can be provided via telehealth and make it far more convenient for patients and providers," said HHS Secretary Alex M. Azar."Today's ASPE report shows that Medicare providers and beneficiaries rapidly embraced these new opportunities.
"The Trump Administration has made expanding telehealth a priority for years, but the pandemic has allowed us to push this revolution in healthcare delivery to new frontiers," said CMS Administrator Seema Verma."This analysis of CMS utilization data demonstrates the speed and effectiveness with which the healthcare system adapted to that change. Countless clinicians and beneficiaries received important care while avoiding unnecessary exposure to the virus.
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