VT Digger: Providers try to keep telehealth available in Vermont, 4 weeks into a lapse in most Medicare reimbursements

(Olivia Gieger, 10/30/2025)

Some clinicians and hospitals are betting on an extension of Medicare coverage for virtual care while others think creatively to cover the costs of care.

For many of the patients served by the Montpelier community health clinic All Brains Belong, being able to access health care through virtual and telehealth care appointments during and after the Covid-19 pandemic was a game changer.

When telehealth care became more widespread, “many patients were able to access health care that worked for them for the first time,” said Mel Houser, the founding physician of All Brains Belong, which focuses on providing care for patients with long Covid, chronic conditions or neurodevelopmental differences.

Hands typing on laptop. As of 10/1/2025, Medicare no longer covers most telehealth.