The Alliance submitted comments to the Illinois General Assembly in support of HB 4369, which would expand nurse licensure reciprocity. The Alliance also called on the state to adopt the Uniform Telehealth Act as a next step to expand access to medical care across state lines.
The Alliance for Connected Care thanked the Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for providing guidance on the permanent ability for over 32 million Americans to receive telehealth and other remote care services before meeting their High-Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) deductible and remaining eligible to contribute to a tax-advanced Health Savings [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAlliance for Connected Care Urges HHS to Modernize Payment and Regulation to Support Responsible AI-Enabled CareWashington, DC — The Alliance for Connected Care today submitted formal comments to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in response to the AI in Clinical Care Request for Information, calling for a modern, modality-agnostic regulatory [...]
The Alliance for Connected Care sent a letter to Michigan state legislators encouraging them to advance S.B. 60, which would renew participation in the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact (IMLC). This legislation is crucial to Michigan’s continued leadership on health care. Michigan’s participation in IMLC strengthens access to care in the state. Michigan must continue [...]
The Alliance for Connected Care and over 150 stakeholders sent a letter to CMS thanking the agency for its leadership in creating location reporting flexibility for practitioners with an in-person practice location. In addition to this recognition, signers request that CMS begin work on a low-burden means of addressing these concerns for fully remote [...]
The Alliance for Connected Care sent a letter to Congressional Leadership, urging a focus on permanent telehealth policy in the upcoming extension package. Permanent or long-term policy is extremely necessary given the previous lapse in access and ongoing uncertainty. Read the full letter or below:
The Alliance for Connected Care co-led a letter, urging federal policymakers to enact a long-term fix for telehealth coverage for Medicare. Over 450 organizations spanning health care providers, digital health innovators, patient and provider advocacy organizations press Congress to immediately act on a long-term telehealth fix in its next legislative package to ensure stability [...]
The Alliance for Connected Care joined over 35 organizations in a stakeholder letter supporting the States Handling Access to Reciprocity for Employment (SHARE) Act of 2025. The bill would authorize states to access the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) criminal history records for professional licensing under interstate compacts to overcome current challenges and facilitate [...]
ALLIANCE STATEMENT NOVEMBER 3, 2025 The Alliance for Connected Care is disappointed that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced changes that will make it more difficult for a Medicare-enrolled practitioner to offer telehealth services from an alternative location. CMS plans to change billing rules, enabled by the Trump Administration in 2020, that [...]