Opinion: California finally ended its COVID-19 emergency order but didn’t make enough telehealth changes permanent
Last month, Gov. Gavin Newsom officially ended California’s COVID-19 “State of Emergency.” While ending that emergency order was long overdue, the state has failed to permanently change many of the laws and regulations that were waived or altered during the COVID-19 pandemic to help temporarily allow patients to access needed health care remotely.
In the future, telehealth could help alleviate California’s growing shortage of primary care providers and ensure that all residents have access to the health care they need, regardless of where they live. Unfortunately, California’s antiquated licensing rules are preventing the state from reaping the full benefits of this burgeoning technology.found that California’s telehealth policies fail to meet best practices for promoting patient access and giving flexibility to health care providers.
California’s workforce shortages in the health care industry are expected to worsen over the next decade, driven partly by California’s
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