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If you have Medicare Part B (Not Medicare Advantage) and use, or have thought about using telehealth, you all have a lovely new restriction. The measure that saves lots of money for the government, and lots of difficulty for older patients who might have trouble getting to dozens of appointments every year, has been mostly eliminated.

Telehealth Insurance Coverage

Starting April 1, 2025, you must be in an office or medical facility located in a rural area (in the U.S.) for most telehealth services. If you aren't in a rural health care setting, you can still get certain Medicare telehealth services on or after April 1, including:

Monthly End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) visits for home dialysis
Services for diagnosis, evaluation, or treatment of symptoms of an acute stroke wherever you are, including in a mobile stroke unit
Services for the diagnosis, evaluation, or treatment of a mental and/or behavioral health disorder (including a substance use disorder) in your home