Today marks the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), bringing changes to telehealth flexibilities enacted amid the pandemic.
On May 11, the Department for Health and Human Services (HHS)...
To counter the recent Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v Wade, a group of Texas Democrats wrote to the White House providing potential strategies for supporting medication-enabled abortions,...
As healthcare becomes increasingly virtual, the Connected Health Initiative (CHI) sent a letter to Food and Drug Administration, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and various other agencies...
Congress will consider two new bills that intend to create accessible options for virtual healthcare, particularly for some Medicare beneficiaries and rural residents.
US Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA)...
To maintain quality mental healthcare as the COVID-19 pandemic progresses, four US Senators have released a discussion draft of telehealth policies for mental healthcare initiatives that focus on...
Alabama, Kentucky, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania are considering or have passed bills governing telehealth services.
In Alabama, the state Senate passed a bill that creates laws regulating...
A new bipartisan bill aims to enable employers to offer standalone telehealth programs — like dental and visions plans — in addition to traditional medical health plans.
Introduced in the...
The new omnibus spending bill, introduced in the House of Representatives Wednesday, includes several provisions to extend telehealth flexibilities for Medicare patients.
The $1.5 trillion bill...
President Joe Biden's plans to address the growing mental health crisis in America include expanding virtual mental healthcare options.
In his first State of the Union address, Biden detailed the...
The Federal Communications Commission plans to change how payment rates are determined for rural providers using telecommunications, including telehealth.
The Rural Health Care Program assists...
A new piece of bipartisan legislation has been introduced in the US Senate that aims to extend access to telehealth for Medicare beneficiaries after the COVID-19 pandemic has ended.
Dubbed the...
Congressional leaders have received two new letters urging them to make certain telehealth flexibilities permanent: one from legislators and another from a slew of telehealth stakeholders.
On Jan. 28,...
The Florida Senate has passed a bill that newly classifies audio-only telehealth as an acceptable care delivery modality in the state.
Senate Bill 312 (SB 312) is sponsored by Sen. Manny Diaz, Jr....
U.S. Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) are co-sponsoring the Telehealth Modernization Act, which aims to solidify access to and coverage of telehealth services for Medicare...
More than 125 organizations are urging Congress to reinstate a provision that allows employers and health plans to provide pre-deductible coverage for telehealth services for those with high-deductible...
As policymakers consider the numerous telehealth bills placed before them, a new advocacy organization has entered the scene: ATA Action.
Launched by the American Telemedicine Association, the new...
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...
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy have signed into law bills that will expand access to telehealth in their respective states.
DeWine signed the Telemedicine Expansion Act, which...
Lawmakers have the power to solidify access to virtual opioid use disorder treatment by introducing policies that ensure reimbursement parity, solidify audio-only telehealth coverage, and expand the...
Four individuals have been charged for their involvement in a telemedicine fraud scheme that swindled public and private payers out of $37 million through the generation of unnecessary prescriptions...
