On February 3, Congress approved a legislative package which includes an extension of Medicare waivers that will allow speech-language pathologists, audiologists, OT’s and PT’s to provide services via telehealth through December 31, 2027. Following...
Starting January 31, 2026, speech-language pathologists, physical therapists, occupational therapists and audiologists can no longer furnish Medicare Telehealth services. On January 22, the House of Representatives passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026...
Congress has until September 30, 2025, to extend or make permanent important telehealth flexibilities that lifted geographic and originating site restrictions on telehealth services for Medicare beneficiaries and providers. Without Congressional action, those...
A patient recently asked me a question via email. She has a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease (PD) and had DBS (Deep Brain Stimulation) a few years ago. She is a faithful participant in a weekly after-therapy class I provide, and I view her as one of the...
During the COVID pandemic in 2020, Congress authorized many health care providers to provide services via telehealth. This authorization included Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) and many of my patients now routinely access their care using a HIPAA secure telehealth...
