March 17, 2022
The U.S. Congress has agreed to extend Medicare coverage for telehealth services for at least five months after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency. President Biden signed this into law on March 15.
This will provide coverage until at least the end of 2022. Without this legislation telehealth services would have reverted to limited coverage in certain rural areas and would have required a patient to receive telehealth care at a healthcare facility.
The action is part of a $1.5 trillion bill that also funds the federal government through September and sends aid to Ukraine.
The bill extends Medicare coverage for telehealth services delivered in patients' homes and audio-only services that have been part of the public health emergency. The new law also calls on the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to issue a report on telehealth use by June 15, 2023. Efforts continue in Congress to make these telehealth coverage expansions permanent.
August 28, 2025
The apparent removal of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director, Susan Monarez, PhD, after just weeks on the job, further imperils the work of the CDC and the health of Americans. Her removal was followed by the resignations of other senior leaders at the CDC, who have accused HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. of undermining scientific recommendations for vaccines.
August 26, 2025
University of Minnesota President Rebecca Cunningham, MD, will speak at the Empowering Physicians: A Night of Learning & Connection event on Friday, September 26, from 4 to 9 pm, at the historic Hewing Hotel in downtown Minneapolis.
August 26, 2025
America's physicians are seeing a rise in misinformation and disinformation from patients these days, and it’s impacting patient care, according to a new study from the Physicians Foundation.