The pandemic has highlighted the benefits of telehealth, but individuals still face significant barriers to access, including a lack of broadband connectivity and access to the right technology,...
Texas is expanding Medicaid coverage for telehealth and remote patient monitoring services and expanding broadband connectivity to rural parts of the state to, among other things, help providers expand...
Lawmakers in Washington DC are continuing to push for more federal funding for broadband expansion, which in turn would greatly expand telehealth adoption.
The Broadband Reform and Investment to Drive...
A group of senators is pushing new legislation that would increase federal funding for telehealth programs in rural states.
The Rural and Telehealth Expansion Act, sponsored by Senators Shelley Moore...
Some 36 telehealth programs across the country will get federal funding through the Federal Communications Commission’s Connected Care Pilot Program.
The FCC approved new guidelines for the $100...
The American Medical Association is adding equity to its recipe for successful telehealth expansion.
The organization’s House of Delegates approved a new policy during its June Special Meeting...
The Federal Communication Commission is ready to move forward with its Connected Care Pilot Program, which aims to help providers expand their telehealth networks through better broadband...
A Massachusetts-based consortium of federally qualified health centers is using telehealth to address barriers to access caused by social determinants of health.
The FQHC Telehealth Consortium, a...
Healthcare providers interested in taking part in the Federal Communications Commission’s COVID-19 Telehealth Program will have seven days to submit applications, beginning on April 29.
The FCC...
The Federal Communications Commission will soon accept application for the second round of the COVID-19 Telehealth Program.
The agency’s board of commissioners voted today to formally adopt a...
The Federal Communications Commission is getting ready to re-open the COVID-19 Telehealth Program.
Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel has submitted a Report and Order on Reconsideration that would,...
UNC Children’s Hospital is partnering with a network of broadband providers across North Carolina to expand telehealth access to underserved parts of the state.
The 10-year, $500,000 deal...
A Vermont Congressman is proposing setting aside almost $80 billion to expand high-speed broadband services throughout the country, a move that directly address one of the primary barriers to...
A North Carolina health system is placing telehealth kiosks in high-traffic areas around the community to help residents who can’t access telehealth at home.
UNC Health Southeastern is opening...
Maryland lawmakers are launching two separate efforts to expand telehealth access in their state beyond the coronavirus pandemic.
The Legislature is moving forward with a bill aimed at permanently...
The Federal Communications Commission will hold a round-table discussion next month on a new program designed to help underserved households improve broadband access for telehealth and other...
Some of the largest telehealth programs in the country are among 14 selected for the first round of grants from the Federal Communications Commission’s Connected Care Pilot Program.
The...
Federal officials are investing $8 million in a new pilot aimed at expanding broadband connectivity for telehealth programs in four states.
The Health and Human Services Department, through the Health...
Federal officials are seeking public comments on plans to restart the COVID-19 Telehealth Program, which last year provided funding for broadband expansion and other connected health resources to...
Telehealth advocates aren’t impressed with the lack of support for connected health services in the latest pandemic relief package.
While the $900 billion bill, passed by Congress and signed by...
