Take Action: Make Medicare Telehealth Waivers Permanent
(Oct. 21, 2025) LeadingAge National is taking steps to ensure that the telehealth flexibilities expired as of Sept. 30th due to the federal government shutdown return and are available on a permanent basis.
An Oct. 17th action alert from LeadingAge National asks aging services stakeholders to urge Congress to make Medicare telehealth waivers permanent. The alert seeks House and Senate support for the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2025 (H.R. 4206/S. 1261) and stop the telehealth cliff by authorizing these flexibilities permanently this year. Take action here.
LeadingAge National urges members to include in the letter a request that their local congressional representatives sign on as sponsors of the bill.
Please see the current expired status of the telehealth flexibilities in this Intelligence article.
Contact: Meg Everett, meverett@leadingageny.org