Telehealth for CT Medicare patients is latest casualty in federal funding fight

Connecticut Public – Thursday, October 2, 2025
By Sujata Srinivasan

Community health centers across Connecticut are no longer receiving Medicare reimbursements for virtual telehealth visits, except for mental health and limited other exceptions.

The provision ended Sept. 30, a day before the federal government shut down, after Congress was unable to reach an agreement to extend Medicare telehealth put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic.

As a result, telehealth under Medicare is now back to pre-pandemic reimbursement policies.

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