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Now, Medicare patients and providers who have come to rely on remote health care delivery are anxiously wondering: Will the Federal Government grant a further extension of Medicare telehealth flexibilities--or perhaps permanently allow Medicare to cover a full range of telehealth services? Or is the era of expanded Medicare telehealth coverage coming to an end?

"Congressional action is required to prevent the severe limitations on telehealth that existed before the COVID-19 pandemic from being restored," said American Medical Association president Bruce A. Scott, MD, in a communique earlier this month. "We must make these flexibilities permanent and secure telehealth's future as an essential element of our patient toolbox, and ensure that all Americans--including rural, underserved, and historically marginalized populations--can receive full access to the care they need," he stated.