The VA’s proposed rule, published Oct. 2, would amend the agency’s medical regulations to enable VA clinicians to provide care to beneficiaries via telehealth, irrespective of state licensing laws. The FTC’s Office of Policy Planning and its Bureaus of Economics and Competition said the rule would likely increase access to care services and the range of choices available to patients, among other benefits.
“The VA’s rulemaking would also provide an important example to non-VA healthcare providers, state legislatures, employers, patients and others of telehealth’s potential benefits,” the comment reads.
To access the FTC’s statement, click here.
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