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Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP

Telehealth Survives Again: Understanding the Latest Federal Flexibility Extension

On November 12, 2025, President Donald Trump signed, legislation, H.R. 5371, extending key Medicare telehealth flexibilities on a temporary basis through January 1, 2026. Our previous client alert outlined the immediate...more

Stevens & Lee

GLP-1 Weight Loss Drug Enforcement in 2025: State Attorneys General Step into a Growing Regulatory Gap

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The rapid rise of GLP-1 weight loss drugs such as semaglutide and tirzepatide has created two parallel markets. One market consists of FDA-approved products used under typical prescribing conditions. The other is a patchwork...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

DEA’s Pending Telemedicine Rule: What Ketamine Clinics Need to Know

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The legal and regulatory landscape for ketamine clinics is shifting once again, as the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) prepares to release its “Fourth Temporary Extension of COVID-19 Telemedicine Flexibilities for...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Healthcare Workforce Crisis: Federal and State Policy Responses to Shortages and H-1B Visa Restrictions

Healthcare workforce shortages are critically impacting multiple healthcare professions and geographies, threatening access to care and straining existing providers. Pipeline challenges are being increasingly affected by...more

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Q&A with Curi

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To help understand the evolving landscape of medical malpractice, we spoke with the claims management team at Curi, a leader in health care risk and insurance solutions. They offer valuable insights into the complex factors...more

Baker Donelson

Medicare Telehealth Waivers Extended Through January 2026

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The end of the government shutdown marks the end of a tumultuous month for telehealth providers. When Congress failed to pass a Continuing Resolution (CR) by September 30, 2025, a number of legislative payment provisions that...more

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Telehealth and Hospital-at-Home Rules Reinstated After October Lapse; DEA Signals Extension of Telemedicine Prescribing...

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Key Takeaways - Congress restores Medicare telehealth and Hospital-at-Home flexibilities through Jan. 30, 2026: The extension, signed into law Nov. 12, reverses the lapse in coverage that began Oct. 1 and ensures continued...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

DEA signals extension of telemedicine flexibilities for controlled substance prescribing for 2026

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A new rule posted on the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) registry suggests that the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is planning an additional extension of COVID-19-era flexibilities for telemedicine prescribing...more

A&O Shearman

French Competition Authority—For The First Time—Sanctions Below-Threshold Deal Under Abuse Of Dominance Provisions

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The French Competition Authority (FCA) has fined Doctolib a total of EUR4.7 million for abusing its dominant position in the markets for online medical appointment booking services and remote medical consultation technology...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

The Longest-Running Federal Government Shutdown Is Over – What Does That Mean for Telehealth Providers?

As Bradley previously reported, statutory telehealth flexibilities previously passed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic expired on September 30, meaning that, effective October 1, 2025, Medicare telehealth services became...more

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis

Telehealth Survives Again: What the Most Recent Flexibility Extension Means for Providers  

On November 12, 2025, President Trump signed H.R. 5371 the “Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs and Extensions Act, 2026” (the Act). The Act ended the...more

McDermott+

McDermott+ Check-Up: November 14, 2025

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Government shutdown ends. President Trump signed the bill to reopen the government and reinstate expired health extenders on November 12, 2025....more

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Expired Federal Telehealth Waivers: Key Changes in Medicare Reimbursement Requirements for Telehealth Providers

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Certain flexibilities that the federal government provided for telehealth services rendered to Medicare beneficiaries expired on Sept. 30, 2025, due to Congress failing to reach an agreement on government funding. By...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

UPDATE: Providers – Hurtling Through the Telehealth Abyss During the Federal Government Shutdown

As the U.S. federal government shutdown continues into its third week, telehealth service providers have now been hurled off the telehealth cliff and into the abyss created by the September 30, 2025, expiration of Medicare’s...more

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CMS Extends Telehealth Claims Hold: What Hospitals and Providers Need to Know

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Key Takeaways: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has instructed Medicare contractors to hold payment for telehealth claims dated Oct. 1, 2025, or later....more

Roetzel & Andress

Understanding Illinois’ New Law on AI in Mental Health Therapy: What Providers Need to Know

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The landscape of mental health care is rapidly evolving, and technology is at the forefront of these changes. One of the most significant recent developments is Illinois’ passage of the Wellness and Oversight for...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The Telehealth Cliff Has Arrived: What’s Changing and What to Watch (Updated)

Since we published an update on the expiring telehealth flexibilities last week, the government has entered the third week of shutdown with no signs of an imminent resolution. As uncertainty around the treatment and future of...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

California AB 460 Signed: Remote Supervision of Radiologic Technologists

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On October 7, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 460, amending California’s Radiologic Technology Act to permit certified radiologic technologists to perform venipuncture for contrast materials under remote...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Trending in Telehealth: September 2025

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Trending in Telehealth highlights monthly state legislative and regulatory developments that impact healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists, and technology companies that deliver and...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Medicare Telehealth Flexibilities Expire

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As of September 30, several temporary Medicare telehealth flexibilities that were put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic officially came to an end. One of the most significant changes involves the site requirement for...more

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CMS Directs MACs to Hold Telehealth Claims as Pandemic-Era Flexibilities Expire Amid Federal Funding Lapse

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During the COVID-19 public health emergency, Medicare relaxed many of its longstanding telehealth restrictions to enable broader access to virtual care. These flexibilities included waiving geographic limitations, permitting...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The Telehealth Cliff Has Arrived: What’s Changing and What to Watch

On October 1st, certain key telehealth flexibilities created during the COVID-19 public health emergency (“PHE”) expired as the government shutdown began. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued a number...more

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Medicare Telehealth Flexibilities Expire: What Providers Need to Know

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On September 30, 2025, the Medicare telehealth flexibilities enacted during the COVID-19 public health emergency expired. Effective October 1, 2025, coverage reverted to pre-pandemic rules under 42 U.S.C. § 1395m, limiting...more

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP

Providers Beware: The Government Shutdown Has Reset Medicare Telehealth Flexibilities

On October 1, 2025, the U.S. federal government entered a partial shutdown after Congress failed to pass either a full-year appropriations package or a continuing resolution. Among the many ripples from this lapse in funding...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

UPDATE: Be Prepared — We’ve Hurled Over the Telehealth Cliff

October 1 marked not only the shutdown of the United States government, but the end of telemedicine flexibilities initially established in the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic. As Bradley previously reported, Congress passed a...more

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