ATA, Johns Hopkins Launch Three-Year Push for Interstate Telehealth Reform
New initiative to help patients access out-of-state care after pandemic-era telehealth flexibilities expired.
WASHINGTON, April 2, 2026 – The American Telemedicine Association in collaboration with Johns Hopkins Medicine announced a three-year initiative Tuesday aimed at reducing state licensure hurdles to expand telehealth access through targeted federal solutions.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, temporary rules made it easier for patients to have video visits with doctors in other states. But now that those rules have ended, it is harder to schedule these appointments.
Many states have gone back to their old, stricter rules about which doctors can treat patients. This means patients often can't get care through telehealth from doctors who live in a different state, Hopkins Medicine reports.
