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title: "Virtual Healthcare in 2026: Will Congress Do Something?"
description: HealthIT Answers asked experts, including Acuity Behavioral Health's CEO Jim Szyperski, where they think the virtual care market is headed in 2026.
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# Virtual Healthcare in 2026: Will Congress Do Something?

 By [HealthIT Answers](https://acuitybh.com/news/author/healthit-answers)

 Published: December 8, 2025

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Posted By: [Industry Expert](https://www.healthitanswers.net/author/guest/) December 3, 2025

The so-called “telehealth cliff” has rolled back most of the pandemic-era flexibilities for Medicare, leaving what was once a booming virtual care market stuck in political gridlock. HealthIT Answers asked our experts where they think this is headed 2026? Here is what they had to say:

:![](https://www.healthitanswers.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/JimSzyperski-150x150.png)

**Jim Szyperski**, CEO, [Acuity Behavioral Health](https://acuitybh.com/)  
LinkedIn: [Jim Szyperski](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-szyperski-06b7b93/)

*Digital tools are rapidly reshaping how mental health care is delivered, monitored, and reimbursed. Their promise lies in delivering more precise insights into a patient’s condition, enabling earlier interventions and expanding access to services beyond traditional care settings. But as with any rapid transformation in health care, there is risk of leaving some patients behind. Without an equitable standard by which to measure and assess patients, digital mental health very likely will unintentionally reproduce, and even amplify, disparities as use of the technology scales.*

And check out all HealthIT Answers [prediction posts looking to 2026](https://www.healthitanswers.net/category/news/predictions/).

 

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