May 20, 2024 - Audio-only telehealth visits declined from 31 percent of all telehealth visits in 2020 to 25.4 percent in 2022, according to new research published in JAMA Health Forum. Researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City conducted the study, assessing changes in audio-only telehealth use over time and determining which patients would most be...

May 15, 2024 - Telehealth is playing a significant role in expanding access to abortion care, making up 19 percent of all abortion care nationwide in December 2023, according to a new #WeCount report. The Society of Family Planning released its sixth #WeCount report on May 14. The report presents monthly abortion volume data by state to better understand the...

May 13, 2024 - Patients with limited English proficiency (LEP) not only face telehealth access challenges but also have worse video visit experiences than their peers who are proficient in English, new research reveals. Published in JAMA Network Open, the study examined differences in telehealth access and virtual care experience between patients with LEP and...

May 9, 2024 - The United States House Ways and Means Committee has advanced several new pieces of legislation, including one extending pandemic-era telehealth flexibilities through 2026. Called the Preserving Telehealth, Hospital, and Ambulance Access Act, the legislation would not only preserve Medicare beneficiaries’ access to telehealth through December...