Telehealth Being Deployed to Combat COVID-19: Federal and State Governments Relax Numerous Requirements
On January 31, 2020, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) declared a public health emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. A number of federal government agencies have since taken action to temporarily relax certain regulatory requirements that will allow healthcare providers and payors to address the COVID-19 emergency expeditiously and efficiently through the use of telehealth. Similar actions are also being taken at the state level. Below is…