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Telehealth Billing Compliance Risks Are Rising in Behavioral Health

Jason Free — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 19:21:54 +0000

The $300,000 False Claims Act settlement involving aptihealth should not be treated as an isolated behavioral health billing dispute. It highlights a larger compliance problem facing telehealth providers as virtual care expands faster than the controls needed to govern documentation, patient communication, attendance, and revenue cycle activity.

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ATA Pushes Interstate Telehealth Back Onto the Federal Agenda

Jason Free — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:47:53 +0000

In a March 31 announcement, the American Telemedicine Association and Johns Hopkins Medicine launched the LIFTT initiative to push for targeted federal reforms that would ease cross state telehealth barriers without displacing state licensure authority. (ATA) The announcement reads like a policy campaign, but its deeper significance is simpler.

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Telemedicine-Linked DME Fraud Underscores Systemic Weaknesses in Oversight

Jason Free — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 14:16:09 +0000

A federal indictment unsealed in January alleges a $30 million scheme involving fraudulent durable medical equipment (DME) billing, illegal kickbacks, and misuse of pandemic relief funds.

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AMA: Telehealth Policy Cannot Function on Deadlines and Extensions

Jason Free — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 14:59:20 +0000

For nearly four years, the viability of Medicare-funded telehealth has hinged not on clinical efficacy or infrastructure investment but on arbitrary congressional timelines. The latest deadline, January 30, once again threatens to dismantle a vital pillar of modern care delivery if policymakers fail to authorize permanent legislative protections. While telehealth utilization has matured past its emergency roots, policy continues to treat it as provisional. This mismatch is not only structurally unsustainable but fiscally shortsighted.

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