As part of the American Relief Act signed by President Biden in December, certain telehealth benefits for Medicare beneficiaries were extended only until the end of March 2025 — instead of a three-year extension as proposed in a Continuing Resolution. These benefits and the Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver program are now set to expire on March 31. Some areas, like in-home cardiology rehabilitation visits, were left out of this extension.
In this AHCJ webinar, Kyle Zebley, senior vice president of public policy for the American Telemedicine Association and executive director of ATA Action — an affiliated advocacy group — will spell out what services are covered in this extension, what was omitted, and what updates we might expect to see during the next few weeks of President Trump’s second administration. You’ll walk away with story ideas and insights to inform your reporting.
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Karen Blum
AHCJ Health Beat Leader for Health ITKaren Blum is an independent health and science journalist, based in the Baltimore area. She has written for publications such as the Baltimore Sun, Pharmacy Practice News, Clinical Oncology News, Clinical Laboratory News, Cancer Today, CURE, AARP.org, General Surgery News and Infectious Disease Special Edition; covered numerous medical conferences for trade magazines and news services; and written many profiles and articles on medical and science research as well as trends in health care and health IT. She is a member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) and chairs its Virtual Education Committee; and a member of the National Association of Science Writers (NASW) and its freelance committee.
Kyle Zebley. Photo by Christopher Huang
Kyle Zebley
Senior VP of public policy, American Telemedicine Association & executive director, ATA ActionZebley works with and on behalf of the American Telemedicine Association and members of ATA Action (an affiliated advocacy organization) and like-minded organizations to eliminate barriers to the expansion of telehealth and ensure patients, providers, and payers can realize the benefits of virtual care.
Prior to joining ATA, Zebley was the chief of staff in the Office of Global Affairs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. He collaborated with senior leadership from HHS, the White House and other cabinet departments to develop, advise and promote U.S. global health policy, including in areas such as drug pricing, medical devices, global health security and non-communicable diseases.
He is a sought-after policy expert and frequently quoted in major media coverage of telehealth. In January 2022, Zebley was named by Politico as one of the “Four Washington players poised to shape digital health in 2022.”