House Appropriations Bows CR to Extend Funding Until Sept. 30; Keeps Medicare Telehealth
House Appropriations Committee Republicans bowed a continuing resolution (HR-1968) Saturday that would extend current federal funding levels for the FCC, NTIA and other agencies through Sept. 30, the end of FY 2025. The measure, if passed, would avert a government…
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shutdown that would otherwise begin when an existing CR expires after midnight Friday. HR-1968 would also extend through Sept. 30 some temporary rules changes that give Medicare recipients eligibility for telehealth services. Lawmakers raised concerns last month that Congress’ failure to extend the temporary rules change via the current CR would mean Medicare eligibility for telehealth services would expire April 1 (see 2502200065). Congress enacted the expanded telehealth rules during the COVID-19 pandemic (see 2006170065).