The NYSPA Report: Federal and State Coverage of Telehealth and Its Role in Expanding Access to Mental Health Care

• By: Rachel A. Fernbach, Esq. Jamie Papapetros New York State Psychiatric Association
• January 19th, 2026
• access to care, audio-only services, behavioral health workforce, Medicare, mental health access, policy, reimbursement parity, substance use disorder treatment, telehealth, Winter 2026 Issue, workforce shortages
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Following the COVID-19 public health emergency, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) made permanent expansions to the coverage of telehealth under the Medicare program. CMS has greatly increased the number of services included on the permanent list of telehealth services and...