Congress passed a bipartisan spending package on Feb. 3 that carries ramifications for telehealth, pharmacy benefit managers, funding for physicians’ mental health resources and more.
The five-bill, $1.2 trillion spending package was signed into law by President Donald J. Trump, ending a partial 3-day government shutdown.
According to the American Telemedicine Association (ATA), among the telehealth provisions extended through the “minibus” include:
“This is a significant and hard-earned win for the telehealth community and for ATA and ATA Action,” Alexis Apple, ATA vice president of public