Enhanced Telehealth Access Hangs In The Balance For Employees with HSAs & High Deductible Plans

The Telehealth Expansion Act is a bipartisan bill in the US Senate that aims to ensure that employees with health savings accounts and high deductible plans are still able to access affordable telehealth services without first having to have met their deductible. 

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The legislative provision that originally gave employers the option to enable this set of employees including those with HSAs to access telehealth services prior to meeting their high deductible was originally a part of the CARES act of 2020. This provision has since been extended several times, though it is currently set to expire at the end of 2024 barring an additional extension or the passage of the Telehealth Expansion Act, which would make the rule permanent.

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Given the broad adoption of telehealth services generally and how effective it has been for certain types of treatments and employee/healthcare professional interactions, the long-term enactment of this policy would likely be a major benefit for employees and employers alike. 

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You can read more about it here. 

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