Patient Access and Quality Care: Post-pandemic Regulation of Telemedicine in the United States

In the United States, the COVID-19 pandemic served as an unexpected but important stress test for telemedicine. In an effort to protect medical patients and staff, and to provide care for rural and underserved populations, federal and state government agencies temporarily eliminated or reduced restrictions on telemedicine services and extended waivers regarding physician licensure and other rules that, before COVID-19, created significant barriers to digital health solutions. Since the United St