mHealth Intelligence (5/31, Melchionna) reports, “To maintain quality mental healthcare as the COVID-19 pandemic progresses, four US Senators have released a discussion draft of telehealth policies for mental healthcare initiatives that focus on increasing access and directing insurers to support virtual care.” Some of these “policies include solidifying necessary access to audio-only mental healthcare coverage under Medicare, urging Medicare and Medicaid to support [healthcare professionals] using telehealth, and encouraging states to use CHIP programs to improve in-person and virtual mental healthcare services in schools.”
Related Links:
— “US Senators Release Draft Telehealth Policies for Mental Healthcare ” Mark Melchionna, mHealth Intelligence, May 31, 2022