Center for Connected Health Policy

is not at the torrid pace it was in the beginning days of the pandemic, there are many and significant changes being made. As we get a better handle on COVID-19, and states begin to end their state of emergencies, the decision now is which of the temporary telehealth policies should be made permanent? This means that the need to track, analyze, and report on what these changes are will continue for CCHP. Great advancements were made for telehealth during the pandemic, and many do not want to go backwards, but policymakers are uncertain just exactly what going forward looks like. While CCHP does not advocate or lobby, it does provide policymakers with its deep knowledge and experience on telehealth policy as these discussions take place. great and the stakes too high. The number of comments we received during this time were indicative of how important the work of CCHP is and the impact it had: “We jumped on the telehealth bandwagon very early on in the PHE, even though we’d never done it before. If not for the CCHP website, we would have been totally lost. My physicians were able to keep our entire staff working, no furloughs or lay-offs and for that I am eternally grateful!” “It will take me days to list all the success stories. Please know your work has helped us save lives during the pandemic!!! Thank you.” “New York State policy to allow FQHCs as distant site for Medicaid members. Info from CCHP helped inform state ability to determine this Medicaid policy.” While the rapid flurry of ever-changing policy