The Alliance for Connected Care responded to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Calendar Year (CY) 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule. The Alliance respectfully urged CMS to continue to work with Congress and other federal agencies to ensure long-term certainty and access to the full spectrum of virtual care options for [...]
The Alliance for Connected Care sent a letter, expressing concern with the omission of a continuation of telehealth location reporting flexibility for telehealth practitioners in the proposed CY2026 Physician Fee Schedule. Without prompt action by CMS, this important telehealth policy will end and dramatically increase administrative burden for both practitioners offering telehealth services while [...]
In a strong show of national consensus, 350 health care stakeholder organizations have signed a letter urging Congressional leadership to take immediate action to preserve access to Medicare telehealth services beyond their scheduled expiration in September 2025. The letter calls on Congress to enact the longest possible extension of existing telehealth authorities, with a [...]
The Alliance for Connected Care sent letters to Congress asking that Congress work to differentiate the Medicare telehealth “cliff” from the federal funding deadlines. If there is a short extension until December, we ask that you seek to mitigate the significant patient/provider disruption caused by the potential for a lapse. Senate Finance Committee House [...]
The Alliance for Connected Care led a letter signed by over 200 organizations in a letter to Terry Cole, Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), requesting his leadership in ensuring that millions of Americans continue to have access to medically necessary health care through telemedicine after the current access deadline of December 31, [...]
The Alliance for Connected Care submitted comments to the Ensuring Lawful Regulation and Unleashing Innovation To Make America Healthy Again Request for Information. Under the first Trump Administration, led by Seema Verma, telehealth and virtual care expanded, supporting greater access to care nationwide, including for the more than 30 million Americans in Medicare and [...]
After many 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 [...]
The Alliance for Connected Care submitted comments to the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee for its hearing, "Health at Your Fingertips: Harnessing the Power of Digital Health Data" on June 25, 2025. Advancements in digital health have leveraged greater flexibility in care, optimized the remote workforce to meet America's health needs, and enhanced seamless [...]
The Alliance for Connected Care submitted input on the Office of National Drug Control Policy’s 2026 National Drug Control Strategy. The Alliance emphasized the importance of maintaining comprehensive access to telehealth, because it is often an essential part of treatment for mental health conditions and substance use disorders and supports long-term recovery. The Alliance urged ONDCP [...]
The Senate draft bill includes a permanent extension, with a retroactive start beginning December 31, 2024. The Alliance for Connected Care sent a letter to the Senate Finance Committee Republicans, urging for reconsideration the omission of commercial market telehealth flexibility in the reconciliation package. Employers and health plans need certainty around the availability of these [...]