Alliance Joins Letter in Support of Telehealth Commercial Market

After four years of advocacy, over 32 million individuals will be able to permanently receive pre-deductible coverage of telehealth services. On July 3, 2025, Congress passed H.R. 1, which includes Section 71306, allowing for permanent extension of this important telehealth policy.

The Alliance for Connected Care joined other leading digital health associations to support Sec. 71306 of the Senate amendment to H.R. 1, which allows for permanent extension of safe harbor for absence of deductible for telehealth services, and urge inclusion in the final bill.

SEC. 71306. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF SAFE HARBOR FOR ABSENCE OF DEDUCTIBLE FOR TELEHEALTH SERVICES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (E) of section 223(c)(2) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(E) SAFE HARBOR FOR ABSENCE OF DE9 DUCTIBLE FOR TELEHEALTH.—A plan shall not fail to be treated as a high deductible health plan by reason of failing to have a deductible for telehealth and other remote care services.’’.
(b) CERTAIN COVERAGE DISREGARDED.—Clause (ii) of section 223(c)(1)(B) is amended by striking ‘‘(in the case of months or plan years to which paragraph (2)(E) applies)’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section shall apply to plan years beginning after December 31, 2024.

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