On Jan. 10, NY LEG reported proposed expanded access to telehealth.
Gov. Cuomo proposed to expand access to telehealth for all in 2021 State of State.
COVID-19 pandemic showed that telehealth is a critical tool to expand access and lower costs for low-income communities, especially for behavioral health support.
Propose comprehensive reforms to permanently adopt COVID-19-era innovations that expanded access to physical health, mental health, substance use disorder services.
Overview
Partnering with Reimagine New York Commission, Cuomo will enact telehealth reform to help New Yorkers take advantage of telehealth tools, address existing roadblocks.
Reforms will address issues like adjusting reimbursement incentives to encourage telehealth, eliminating outdated regulatory prohibitions on the delivery of telehealth.
Will remove location requirements, address technical unease among both patients and providers through training programs, create incentives to use telehealth in New York.
