A new bill before Congress aims to improve telehealth coverage, particularly for primary care services, in high-deductible health insurance plans.
The Primary and Virtual Care Affordability Act (HR 5541), introduced earlier this month by US Reps. Brad Schneider (D-IL) and Brad Wenstrup (R-OH), would extend through 2023 a provision in the CARES Act that established first-dollar coverage for telehealth services in HSA-eligible HDHPs. It would also give HDHPs the leeway to waive the deductible for primary care services.
New Bill Targets Telehealth Provisions in High-Deductible Health Plans
