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Many States Hit Hard by COVID-19 Limit Telehealth Practice, Report Finds

January 5, 2022 - Though telehealth use reached new heights during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report shows that some of the states that were hit the hardest by the novel coronavirus have restrictive telehealth laws. These include New York, California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Washington and New Jersey, where telehealth restrictions include clear barriers to...


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Fraud Enforcement Followed Spike in Telemental Care

by Anuja Vaidya

Amid a rise in telehealth use for mental healthcare, fraud and consequent enforcement activities also increased, according to a new report. Released by law firm Epstein Becker Green, the report...

Groups Urge Legislators to Maintain Telehealth Licensures During PHE

by Victoria Bailey

More than 200 organizations, including the Alliance for Connected Care, have penned a letter to governors and state legislatures urging them to maintain and expand telehealth licensure flexibilities...

CMS Clarifies Medicare Recognition of Interstate Licensure Compacts

by Eric Wicklund

With so many states allowing telehealth services delivered by out-of-state providers, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has clarified its policy on Medicare recognition of providers...

4 Strategies for Solving the Telehealth Licensure Debate

by Eric Wicklund

Telehealth is designed – pretty much defined – to deliver care from a distance, but if that includes crossing a state line, a whole set of problems suddenly emerge. Telehealth licensure has long been one of the most annoying...

Connected Care Alliance Unveils Telehealth Licensing Portability Plan

by Eric Wicklund

The Alliance for Connected Care is adding a new twist to the growing debate over telehealth licensure. The alliance has introduced draft legislation for a Medical Excellence Zone, a regional licensure...

Congress Gets Another Shot at Easing Telehealth Licensure Restrictions

by Eric Wicklund

Lawmakers have re-introduced a bill that would allow healthcare providers to use telehealth to treat anyone in the any state throughout the coronavirus pandemic. The Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure...

Lawmakers Reintroduce COVID-19 Telehealth Licensure Bill

by Eric Wicklund

A bill has been resubmitted that would allow healthcare providers to use telehealth to treat patients in any state for up to six months after the coronavirus pandemic. The Equal Access to Care Act was...

Lawsuit Challenges Washington DC’s Telehealth Licensure Restrictions

by Eric Wicklund

Telehealth advocates have long argued that one of the biggest barriers to expansion are state and federal laws that prohibit practicing medicine across state lines. Now a Virginia-based counselor is...

New Telehealth Bill Would Penalize States Who Don’t Join Licensure Compact

by Eric Wicklund

A group of Congressmen wants to prod states into joining the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, which aims to make it easier for providers to use telehealth to treat patients in other states. US...

Connected Care Alliance Seeks Support for New Telehealth Licensure Rules

by Eric Wicklund

The Alliance for Connected Care wants to make it easier for health systems and hospitals to use telehealth to treat patients no matter where they live. The organization is seeking support for...

eHI Offers Recommendations on Telehealth, Licensure, Broadband

by Eric Wicklund

The eHealth Initiative has unveiled recommendations for federal policy changes to help expand telehealth access and coverage during and beyond the coronavirus pandemic. The 22-page report comes...

Georgia Governor Vetoes Telehealth Licensure Compact Bill for Specialists

by Eric Wicklund

Georgia’s governor has vetoed legislation that would have paved the way for audiologists and speech-language pathologists in the state to use telehealth to treat patients in other states. Gov....

States Announce Partnership to Coordinate Their Telehealth Efforts

by Eric Wicklund

The governors of four western states have announced plans to coordinate their activities on telehealth access and coverage. The announcement from the governors of Colorado, Nevada, Oregon and...

Senators Eye Telehealth Licensure Freedom During COVID-19 Emergency

by Eric Wicklund

A new bill before Congress takes aim at one of the bigger barriers to telehealth expansion: interstate licensure. Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Roy Blunt (R-MO) this week unveiled the Temporary...

New Bill Would OK Telehealth Anywhere For 6 Months After COVID-19 Emergency

by Eric Wicklund

A new bill before Congress aims to allow providers unfettered use of telehealth for six months after the end of the COVID-19 emergency. Introduced this week by Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Ted...

New HHS COVID-19 Telehealth Grants Target Pediatric, Licensure Programs

by Eric Wicklund

Federal officials have awarded $20 million to four healthcare providers and two organizations to improve telehealth outreach during the COVID-19 pandemic - including efforts to expand multi-state...

As States Modify Telehealth Guidelines, Licensing Arguments Resurface

by Eric Wicklund

Mississippi state officials have found that a loosening of the state’s telehealth regulations to address the Coronavirus pandemic caused more problems than it solved. (For more coronavirus...

States Support License Portability as a Key to Telehealth Expansion

by Eric Wicklund

Doctors in 35 states and the District of Columbia can now use telehealth to treat patients in other states, as part of the massive national effort to tackle the Coronavirus pandemic. Officials in...

Feds OK Interstate Licensing, Paving Way for Telehealth Expansion

by Eric Wicklund

Federal officials have announced that they are allowing healthcare providers to practice across state lines – a move that eliminates, at least temporarily, a key barrier to the continued adoption...

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