Executive Order Signed On Rural Health And Telehealth Access

President Trump on August 3, 2020 signed an executive order with directives to: launch a new payment model for rural health care; develop and implement a strategy to improve rural health care infrastructure; create a report describing policy initiatives to improve rural health; and propose regulation that would extend certain telehealth flexibilities.

The executive order can be obtained at https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-improving-rural-health-telehealth-access/.