Senator Conrad Burns, a republican from Montana, has proposed legislation that would protect patients' health care coverage. Medicare patients who receive care at telemedicine locations will be reimbursed for health care which would not ordinarily be covered. The legislation will protect patients across state lines, and in urban centers, not just rural and underserved populations. Additionally, the bill will provide telemedicine coverage to practitioners including speech and language pathologists, occupational, and physical therapists. Given the movement toward more satellite medical centers, this additional coverage is welcome indeed!
