APA’s Government, Policy, and Advocacy Update (April 2024)
Recently, APA staff spoke with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) staff to request that they make the telehealth flexibilities introduced during the COVID-19 public health emergency permanent. On January 29, APA staff joined 11 other organizations on a call with CMS. Participants from APA, the American College of Physicians, the American Academy of Neurology, and the American Geriatrics Society expressed their support for payment parity for telehealth services. They cited parity as a top