Representatives Support Telehealth Extension But Move Rural Health Bills Along Party Lines

Representatives Support Telehealth Extension But Move Rural Health Bills Along Party Lines

The House Ways & Means (W&M) Committee convened a markup of legislation to support rural health providers and access to telehealth. H.R. 8261 with telehealth and Hospital at Home extensions received broad bipartisan support, but every bill and amendment other than the telehealth extension had a party line vote. Republicans passed several pieces of legislation targeted to rural health providers… (McClurg, May 9, 2024) #Graduate Medical Education (GME), #Hospitals, #Rural Health, #Telehealth