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This one-year extension is an important step to [...]</p> </div> </div> <div class="fusion-clearfix"></div> <div class="fusion-meta-info"> <div class="fusion-alignleft"><span class="vcard rich-snippet-hidden"><span class="fn"><a href="https://connectwithcare.org/author/connectwithcare/" title="Posts by Alliance for Connected Care" rel="author">Alliance for Connected Care</a></span></span><span class="updated rich-snippet-hidden">2024-11-15T18:20:15-04:00</span><span>November 15th, 2024</span><span class="fusion-inline-sep">|</span></div> <div class="fusion-alignright"> <a href="https://connectwithcare.org/drug-enforcement-administration-dea-releases-third-extension-ensuring-certainty-and-access-to-patients/" class="fusion-read-more" aria-label="More on DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION (DEA) RELEASES THIRD EXTENSION, ENSURING CERTAINTY AND ACCESS TO PATIENTS"> Read More </a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-8180" class="fusion-post-medium post fusion-clearfix post-8180 type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-comments-and-letters category-federal category-federal-letters category-letters category-provider-location-letters category-provider-location-press-release category-provider-location"> <div class="fusion-post-content post-content"> <h2 class="entry-title fusion-post-title"><a href="https://connectwithcare.org/alliance-letter-to-congressional-leaders-continued-bipartisan-leadership-for-access-to-telehealth/">Alliance Letter to Congressional Leaders Continued Bipartisan Leadership for Access to Telehealth</a></h2> <div class="fusion-post-content-container"> <p>The Alliance for Connected Care sent a letter to Congressional leaders requesting their continued bipartisan leadership in assuring the public that access to telehealth services will not be allowed to lapse on December 31. 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The Alliance for Connected Care sent a letter to HHS OIG regarding the report on remote patient monitoring. The Alliance highlights inaccuracies and subjective nature of the report. The Alliance requests HHS OIG to consider retracting the [...]</p> </div> </div> <div class="fusion-clearfix"></div> <div class="fusion-meta-info"> <div class="fusion-alignleft"><span class="vcard rich-snippet-hidden"><span class="fn"><a href="https://connectwithcare.org/author/connectwithcare/" title="Posts by Alliance for Connected Care" rel="author">Alliance for Connected Care</a></span></span><span class="updated rich-snippet-hidden">2024-10-29T15:31:30-04:00</span><span>September 24th, 2024</span><span class="fusion-inline-sep">|</span></div> <div class="fusion-alignright"> <a href="https://connectwithcare.org/alliance-letter-to-hhs-oig-on-rpm-report/" class="fusion-read-more" aria-label="More on Alliance Letter to HHS OIG on RPM Report"> Read More </a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-8120" class="fusion-post-medium post fusion-clearfix post-8120 type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-comments-and-letters category-federal category-federal-letters category-letters"> <div class="fusion-post-content post-content"> <h2 class="entry-title fusion-post-title"><a href="https://connectwithcare.org/letter-on-house-energy-commerce-temporary-two-year-extension/">Letter on House Energy & Commerce Temporary Two-Year Extension</a></h2> <div class="fusion-post-content-container"> <p>On behalf of the Alliance for Connected Care and the many patients and clinicians we represent, the Alliance wrote to support the Committee’s leadership in working to avert a pending telehealth cliff for Medicare beneficiaries and support bipartisan passage of the Telehealth Modernization Act of 2024 (H.R.7623). In addition to support for the legislation, the [...]</p> </div> </div> <div class="fusion-clearfix"></div> <div class="fusion-meta-info"> <div class="fusion-alignleft"><span class="vcard rich-snippet-hidden"><span class="fn"><a href="https://connectwithcare.org/author/connectwithcare/" title="Posts by Alliance for Connected Care" rel="author">Alliance for Connected Care</a></span></span><span class="updated rich-snippet-hidden">2024-09-17T12:08:19-04:00</span><span>September 17th, 2024</span><span class="fusion-inline-sep">|</span></div> <div class="fusion-alignright"> <a href="https://connectwithcare.org/letter-on-house-energy-commerce-temporary-two-year-extension/" class="fusion-read-more" aria-label="More on Letter on House Energy & Commerce Temporary Two-Year Extension"> Read More </a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-8094" class="fusion-post-medium post fusion-clearfix post-8094 type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-comments-and-letters category-dea-letters category-federal-press-release category-in-the-news category-letters category-press-release"> <div class="fusion-post-content post-content"> <h2 class="entry-title fusion-post-title"><a href="https://connectwithcare.org/the-alliance-leads-almost-350-stakeholders-urging-for-a-two-year-extension-on-dea-telemedicine-flexibilities/">The Alliance Leads Almost 350 Stakeholders Urging for a Two Year Extension on DEA Telemedicine Flexibilities</a></h2> <div class="fusion-post-content-container"> <p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT Krista Drobac; kdrobac@connectwithcare.org Hundreds of Stakeholders Call on Federal Leaders to Ensure Patient Care is Not Interrupted by Expiring Prescribing Flexibilities WASHINGTON, D.C. 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